Reply #88: I was bullied [View All]

[Charlie Brown]

a few jerks thought that kids who wore glasses and wasn't as big as they was easy pickins'. It continued until I was about 12. The one time I fought back we were all suspended from class for several days. That incident put me off fighting and violence, 'cause I realized no won would win.
That's one reason why I'm a pacifist today, and believe in standing up for people who are bullied at large by society, like gays/lesbians, immigrants, atheists, the poor, etc.

Incidentally, I also believe in forgiveness, and don't hold grudges against the people who did it, even though it challenges my principles sometimes.