What happens to make a person into a bully?
Reading some of the posts on here make me realise that apart from one or two events I led a charmed life during my school days.
On the few occasions someone had a go at me I had one response.
I would slap them across the face.
This did result in a few full on catfights, and boy did I fight dirty.
If any of their flesh happened to be in front of my face I would bite it.
After one girl had to go for a tetanus jab and told everyone I'd given her rabies I was pretty much left alone.
Until the school hardcase, a girl even the teachers were afraid of noticed me.
I cant remember what she said, but in front of her gang I slapped her face.
Then closed my eyes and waited to get killed in a hundred different ways.
When I opened them she and her gang had gone
WTF?
I spent days waiting for the inevitable attack
Then on the weekend I happened to be walking down an alley and there she was.
With a very odd look on her face
She grabbed my arm and pulled me through the yard and into the house.
I was expecting a room full of girls with weapons but it was empty.
And I mean empty, Ive never seen a home so lacking in comforts.
Bare floor, a couple of ramshackle chairs and little else.
She asked if i wanted a drink, and kept looking at the door nervously.
Then we went upstairs to her bedroom, (dont ask I was just coasting)
I think I asked her if she was going to hurt me, i was seriously confused where this was going.
Then this man walked in and asked who the fuck was I and to get out.
She gave me this scared look asked me to stay.
But I decided it was best I got out of there because this was scary in ways I didnt understand
I remember her face as I made for the door and this man shouting at her to get undressed and asking me if i wanted to stay and play.
Ok back then I didnt understand this, as an adult now I do :(
After that if we saw each other she acted like she didnt know me, was like that never happened.

Being a kid I just got on with things and forgot about it, until this QOTW.
I've no idea what became of her

The only other incidents of being bullied were by teachers.
The first when i was in infants school, she had the same surname as me and made my life hell. I got the slipper on a daily basis ( outs my age there ;) ) for no real reason.
She used to make me stand in the corridor when interesting things were happening in class, called me every name under the sun.

Was only many years later I realised she was my dads first wife, pfft

So I now understand what made them into bullies, but......

The 2 PE teachers
One who slapped me across the face leaving bleeding nail marks acros my cheek,
Ok Fair play I called her a slut (she was) but she did call me a rebellious cow ( i probably was, I would backchat any teacher who I thought was being unfair)

And the other who made me continue gymnastics after I dislocated a toe, FFS my big toe was at 90 degree angle to my foot and she said i was faking it.

Shit happened to me, but I didnt ever become a bully

Well not until much later when I got paid for it ;)
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Thu 14 May 2009, 0:33, Reply)