I'm not worked up. I'm having a discussion. Obviously, it will strike a nerve for some people deeper than others. Unless you've been truly bullied, you only think you understand.
I was bullied for simply being chubby with a southern accent in the north, and had little reprieve. Teachers either ignored the problem or condoned it. Some even mocked me themselves. I was teased verbally, hit and kicked, stabbed with pencil tips in my buttcheeks and back. I was once cut on the hand in class.
My home life was also dysfunctional and abusive. I became increasingly truant to avoid more pain and humiliation. My schooling suffered. One time a school official explained to my mother that I was a typical hillbilly who was uninterested in learning.
I read a lot. It was an escape and I was naturally curious. I read textbooks on my own time and developed college-level reading ability/comprehension.
I know the issue well enough.
I was bullied for simply being chubby with a southern accent in the north, and had little reprieve. Teachers either ignored the problem or condoned it. Some even mocked me themselves. I was teased verbally, hit and kicked, stabbed with pencil tips in my buttcheeks and back. I was once cut on the hand in class.
My home life was also dysfunctional and abusive. I became increasingly truant to avoid more pain and humiliation. My schooling suffered. One time a school official explained to my mother that I was a typical hillbilly who was uninterested in learning.
I read a lot. It was an escape and I was naturally curious. I read textbooks on my own time and developed college-level reading ability/comprehension.
I know the issue well enough.
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