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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was a trouble maker, always up to mischief of some sort. 
I met my old secondary school principal the other day at an event, she referred to me as ‘spirited’  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was a trouble maker, always up to mischief of some sort.
I met my old secondary school principal the other day at an event, she referred to me as ‘spirited’ "
Why doesn't this surprise me? Lol
I was a cheeky git!!  |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't. "
Quelle surprise |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was a loner for most of it. I always seemed to struggle to make good friends. Academically I was top set for almost everything."
Similarly, until 3rd year in big school I had no friends. It took me to knock the school bully out before I was able grow in confidence and show my personality without fear. Brains wise, I passed most of my GCSE's but was no scholar. |
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"I was a loner for most of it. I always seemed to struggle to make good friends. Academically I was top set for almost everything.
Similarly, until 3rd year in big school I had no friends. It took me to knock the school bully out before I was able grow in confidence and show my personality without fear. Brains wise, I passed most of my GCSE's but was no scholar."
I'm a natural born coward so none of that confidence for me lol. School was horrific, let's just say that. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Very quiet in primary school, small group of friends, definitely “teachers pet”, loved getting the answers right ()... Went further into my shell after my mum died when I was 7 (books and studying were my escape). Came out of my shell a bit more at high school, got in with a “cool’ crowd, and got my head down and studied whilst trying to be part of said crowd (oh and also dodging bullies - no easy feat).
Slightly distracted by boys in Yr 10/11 but still managed to get A* and A GCSEs (no idea how). Overall (minus the brief period of bullying), I loved school. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Very shy in primary, bullied by some other kids as it was a small community and my mother was one of the teachers. Thankfully that ended after 8 years, secondary was a much happier place for me. I was academically bright and not a lot of effort was required on that front, came out of my shell somewhat and formed a couple of friendships that are still going strong. |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
South Wales |
I enjoyed Secondary School. Someone tried to bully me in the first year but i got her by the throat up against a wall in front of the rest of the class, nobody else ever tried to bully me again.
Enjoyed most classes except Home Economics and German.
I seemed to have lots of crushes on the older lads  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't. "
We *so* would have been mates at school, you and I  |
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't. "
This |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.
This "
Oh good there’s a few of us then  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was very shy and quiet. I was easily influenced and a very easy target for bullies. I couldn't focus on my education because the bullying was horrific. I never did well in school as I'd always be at the back with my head down or sat in the toilets all day.
I am still quite timid these days but I've changed so much. I'd bloody love to go back in time and redo school with the mindset I have now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was very shy and quiet. I was easily influenced and a very easy target for bullies. I couldn't focus on my education because the bullying was horrific. I never did well in school as I'd always be at the back with my head down or sat in the toilets all day.
I am still quite timid these days but I've changed so much. I'd bloody love to go back in time and redo school with the mindset I have now. "
This makes me feel so sad. I despise bullying!! Sending your school self a big hug x |
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"Yep, hiding from my bullies. "
Yes me too, it caused untold issues giving me depression and anxiety issues as an adult
I was described as an abused child by the one to one mental health assessment which shocked me, all down to being bullied as a child, Aged about 9 I started to fight back.
At 13 I was regarded as someone not to push as I had a temper.
But inside always hated violence
But in general hated school |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was very shy and quiet. I was easily influenced and a very easy target for bullies. I couldn't focus on my education because the bullying was horrific. I never did well in school as I'd always be at the back with my head down or sat in the toilets all day.
I am still quite timid these days but I've changed so much. I'd bloody love to go back in time and redo school with the mindset I have now.
This makes me feel so sad. I despise bullying!! Sending your school self a big hug x"
Aw thank you Lucie! 
I'll teach my daughter to be kind and treat people with respect. I hate the thought of kids going through bullying. It's so needless and cruel and when you're so young it feels like the worst thing in the world! |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
I was a nerd. Bit of a teacher's pet, but had a bad temper
Got suspended several times for fighting. The school principal had never seen an A level student get into so much mischief |
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Restless, always asking questions, often challenging the authority of the teachers and generally being very disruptive. Always looking for an argument or intellectual punch up with my teachers. I must have been a nightmare. I think opinion of me amongst my teachers was mixed. Most thought I was (in the words of one said teacher) a total waster, someone who was pretty worthless and wouldn't go far. There was one teacher who used to mock and bully me in front of the class, often for my incorrect spelling or poor reading (I'm dyslexic). To be fair I think as a vindictive response to me challenging his authority and making life hard for him in class. Ironically despite him constantly saying I was nothing, I've had a great life, done awesome things and as vulgar as this sounds I make a good deal more than him in. But a couple teachers really liked me, said I was very intelligent and invested in me even though I was difficult. Now as an adult I can see how cool those teachers were and how much they did for me. Also in primary school I was always getting into fights. I was very different from a lot of the kids on the estate, but I always stood my ground as I was bought to to. So there was often no other option than fight (or so it seemed). Plus fighting was very normalised in those days. As you can understand I spent a good deal of my time at school being throw out of class and in detentions.
To be fair I wasn't the same in every lesson. I really engaged with a couple of subjects like History and Physics. In these subjects my behaviour was far better on reflection. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was very shy and quiet. I was easily influenced and a very easy target for bullies. I couldn't focus on my education because the bullying was horrific. I never did well in school as I'd always be at the back with my head down or sat in the toilets all day.
I am still quite timid these days but I've changed so much. I'd bloody love to go back in time and redo school with the mindset I have now.
This makes me feel so sad. I despise bullying!! Sending your school self a big hug x
Aw thank you Lucie!
I'll teach my daughter to be kind and treat people with respect. I hate the thought of kids going through bullying. It's so needless and cruel and when you're so young it feels like the worst thing in the world! "
It really does feel like the worst thing when you’re that age. So damaging. I suffered it slightly but not to the extent I hid in toilets all day. No one should feel that way. You seem like a lovely soul anyway and I bet they are still nasty bullies. So who’s the winner |
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By *JohnMan
over a year ago
Newcastle upon Tyne |
Quiet, shy, well behaved. I did have a limit though, and it only took one bully at each school to find out where it was. They wouldn't bother me after that.
Three primary schools in two countries, and then a different high school to all of my peers, set me up to accept the ending of friendships without a feeling of loss. I'm still very much a loner.
I was smart enough that they put me in the "good at maths and science" accelerated course at high school, where they apparently hadn't considered that pushing us through our weaker subjects at the same rate might not be such a good idea. It took me decades to understand and appreciate literature and history. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nora needs to concentrate more and stop daydreaming
Nora is very chatty during class
Nora’s ideal job would be a foghorn warning ships
Just a few things I remember |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.
This
Oh good there’s a few of us then "
Nerds Unite!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Did pretty well at school
Very well at science, history and music.
Started drumming at 13 and was playing local gigs at 15 which scored a lot of favour with the ladies |
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I’m remembered as the little one you didn’t mess with !
Not because of bad behaviour, although I was no angel, but because I took no nonsense from anyone and I’d step in and stick up for those I thought were being treated unfairly. No one told me who I could or couldn’t talk to, I didn’t recognise set groups and mixed with everyone.
The lessons I loved I excelled in, those I didn’t the teachers and I bashed heads a few times.
Boarding school you can’t go home and forget the day, you have to stand up to it and deal.
I loved school and have very fond memories of it |
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I was a good pupil in infant and junior school, but I was also relentlessly bullied by the older boys and some of my classmates for my ears and then whatever else they could pick on me for, which destroyed my confidence and I started having anxiety, depression and OCD issues from being around 7. It didn't help that my dad had just lost his dad when I was 4 or 5 and it put him in a foul mood the majority of the time for years afterwards and home life wasn't great, so by the time I was a teenager I was acting up at school and being a bit of a shit. I managed to sort myself out and get decent enough grades when I left school though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I stayed under the radar at school and went to some seriously rough ones, loved technical and arty subjects, hated the rest but passed exams, left early and never looked back. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Was a little shit.
Full of aggression from the ages 0-14 just wanted to fight everyone(made it worse I had been kickboxing from age 6) - but I excelled at everything academically - just didn’t ‘apply’ myself.
Fast forward to the future and I’m one of the most educated from my year. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Where do I start? Was bullied at secondary school for the 5 years. Never liked any subject really, and just wanted to get out of it. Sports was also bad. I was known as the teachers pet, which made it worse. That school really made me how I am now: very shy and really unhappy that it takes a lot for me to trust people. I thought in the past about killing myself, but never did, as things were so bad. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m remembered as the little one you didn’t mess with !
Not because of bad behaviour, although I was no angel, but because I took no nonsense from anyone and I’d step in and stick up for those I thought were being treated unfairly. No one told me who I could or couldn’t talk to, I didn’t recognise set groups and mixed with everyone.
The lessons I loved I excelled in, those I didn’t the teachers and I bashed heads a few times.
Boarding school you can’t go home and forget the day, you have to stand up to it and deal.
I loved school and have very fond memories of it "
Me too. I loved it. I was like that. I’ve never “conformed” and even back then I couldn’t abide bullies. I always stuck up for the bullied kids. Never been a crowd follower or a people pleaser. Never touched a drug in my life, even when everyone was doing it. Never tried any. Fags and booze. Different story |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was the fat kid, quite, unsure of myself tried to get on with people, got bullied but tried to make myself invisible, did what I had to do and that's about it |
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"I’m remembered as the little one you didn’t mess with !
Not because of bad behaviour, although I was no angel, but because I took no nonsense from anyone and I’d step in and stick up for those I thought were being treated unfairly. No one told me who I could or couldn’t talk to, I didn’t recognise set groups and mixed with everyone.
The lessons I loved I excelled in, those I didn’t the teachers and I bashed heads a few times.
Boarding school you can’t go home and forget the day, you have to stand up to it and deal.
I loved school and have very fond memories of it
Me too. I loved it. I was like that. I’ve never “conformed” and even back then I couldn’t abide bullies. I always stuck up for the bullied kids. Never been a crowd follower or a people pleaser. Never touched a drug in my life, even when everyone was doing it. Never tried any. Fags and booze. Different story "
Sister from another mother !
I could have written those words and especially this sentence ‘ Never been a crowd follower or a people pleaser. Never touched a drug in my life, even when everyone was doing it. never tried any. Fags and booze. Different story’ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m remembered as the little one you didn’t mess with !
Not because of bad behaviour, although I was no angel, but because I took no nonsense from anyone and I’d step in and stick up for those I thought were being treated unfairly. No one told me who I could or couldn’t talk to, I didn’t recognise set groups and mixed with everyone.
The lessons I loved I excelled in, those I didn’t the teachers and I bashed heads a few times.
Boarding school you can’t go home and forget the day, you have to stand up to it and deal.
I loved school and have very fond memories of it
Me too. I loved it. I was like that. I’ve never “conformed” and even back then I couldn’t abide bullies. I always stuck up for the bullied kids. Never been a crowd follower or a people pleaser. Never touched a drug in my life, even when everyone was doing it. Never tried any. Fags and booze. Different story
Sister from another mother !
I could have written those words and especially this sentence ‘ Never been a crowd follower or a people pleaser. Never touched a drug in my life, even when everyone was doing it. never tried any. Fags and booze. Different story’ "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Was a small for his age skinny lad throughout, who nevertheless could be cheeky and could usually respond to bullies with my mouth as none of them liked to be made to look like idiots.
I was also the kid at school that everyone thought was going to be a rocket scientist when I grew up as I was academically gifted, but ended up doing a highly physical job?
Probably in large part due to circles I mixed in during my teens and applying myself accordingly or rather not so. Still like my job though it can be exhausting sometimes!
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By *LFB.Woman
over a year ago
Farnborough. |
Hated secondary school. Wasnt bullied as i can use my mouth to belittle them. From the second year i bunked off so much i dont think the teachers even knew who i was on the few occasions i went. Wrote my own notes and had my Mums signature down to a T lol. |
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Loved Primary school ,but was so shy ,not till High School i got a bit better ,but couldnt wait to leave then when the reality of real life and jobs ,paying bills etc kicked in ,i so missed my friends and security of school life ...PS ,if my Teachers and friends could see me now ,on here i mean the WOULD NEVER believe it ,like that idea ..  |
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In a lot of ways, very similar to what I am now.
Was competent enough to get good grades without having to really make much effort (eg History. Attainment: A Effort: C) Unfortunately this has led me into a false belief that everything should come easily.
Drifted into the nerds social group most often, although could mix just as easily with any other group which means I'm either very good at mixing with anyone or very bad at making true friends.
Was more outgoing then in some ways, or indiscreet. If I had a crush on someone, I'd tell everyone. Big mistake. BIG mistake. Now I tend to spend time pretending I don't have any feelings, and am not sure which is the healthier option.
Having been 6' 3" and 14 stone at the age of 12 I was an obvious target for bullies wanting to show off, despite my not caring for violence. I did win a fight (probably on a points decision) against a well known professional boxer's cousin, tho, which it felt like half the school turned out to watch |
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Oh, yes, I also had stupidly long hair in those days, too (reached to my shirt pocket at its longest) even though it never suited me.
I only ever grew it to annoy my strictly short-back-and-sides father .... |
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't. "
Snappity snap!
Mrs TMN x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bright yet lacked confidence in my own abilities.
Bit of a clown but serious when expected of me and appropriate.
I would hang out with the lads and outcasts more than the "popular" girls. Those girls were bitchy twats who would throw another under the bus, lie and gang up like hyenas to crush their enemies (enemies being those who didn't agree or conform with their way of thinking, or bow down to their wonderfulness or designer shoes) I was the one who called them out on their behaviour when bullying others, especially the "weak" and had the focus directed at me. I took it to protect others. I could only take it for so long tho, and barely attended my final year.
In the end it felt like I was being fed to lions, they'd wait for me after school, I'd have things pelted at me in lessons, get followed into the toilet and have the door thumped and kicked, wet toilet roll thrown over the cubicle at me, names shouted at me whilst I was trying to escape and have a piss ffs. My mum worked in the primary school next door and I was "bringing shame on her by bunking school" all she cared about was "how do you think it looks that my own daughter skips school when I work in a school myself?" "You're an embarrassment" "Those girls are the least of your worries compared to what I'll do to ya unless you get your arse there"
You know, bullied at school and at home. I distanced myself from home and school and found peace on the ice, where I could just "be" and people liked me for me.
I'm still that kid who stands up for what she believes in, calls people out on bullshit, lacks confidence in abilities but now.... I like me.
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By *zQTWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere |
Oh dear.... I was the naughty one in primary school. The ring leader in junior school. Gave up by secondary school and just became mute by choice. Perked up again in year 11 and got know for being the dark Horse |
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.
This
Oh good there’s a few of us then
Nerds Unite!
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I'm liking the company I am in, though we would probably bicker terribly |
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By *o_eye_deerMan
over a year ago
The South Near That London |
I was sent to a small boarding school (forces kid) Academically I never found the work difficult so I coasted along doing the minimum required. Socially had a blast and made some true lifelong friends, who 35+ years on we are all still in contact and meet up whenever we can.
There is a Fab connection with my old school, it is now the venue for Club 666 parties in the West Country  |
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Called a swot a lot due to my love of reading and science. Got bullied a fair deal due to being ginger and a 4 eyes. I was never popular, but the friends I did make I still have now, even though our lives have taken different paths |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.
This
Oh good there’s a few of us then
Nerds Unite!
I'm liking the company I am in, though we would probably bicker terribly "
And each narcissisticly think we’re the brightest |
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"Precocious, gifted, constantly asking questions, massive book nerd, really a bit of a condescending twat towards other children I didn't feel measured up academically.
I'd like to say I've changed but I really haven't.
This
Oh good there’s a few of us then
Nerds Unite!
I'm liking the company I am in, though we would probably bicker terribly
And each narcissisticly think we’re the brightest "
You may be thinking it, but I would be knowing it |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
I was a good girl at primary school, although towards the end I got kicked out of Brownies, I can't remember why.
At high school I was incredibly shy, it was massive compared to my little village school. I was the last one to get on the school bus which was a pain.
I hung around with the other gothy girls and we got teased badly, not never bullied as such.
I had quite a lot going on in my life for a young girl, consequently didn't do as well as I could have.
People say they'd go back, and I'm one of those! Trying to give my support to my kids unlike my parents with me! |
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"Bright yet lacked confidence in my own abilities.
Bit of a clown but serious when expected of me and appropriate.
I would hang out with the lads and outcasts more than the "popular" girls. Those girls were bitchy twats who would throw another under the bus, lie and gang up like hyenas to crush their enemies (enemies being those who didn't agree or conform with their way of thinking, or bow down to their wonderfulness or designer shoes) I was the one who called them out on their behaviour when bullying others, especially the "weak" and had the focus directed at me. I took it to protect others. I could only take it for so long tho, and barely attended my final year.
In the end it felt like I was being fed to lions, they'd wait for me after school, I'd have things pelted at me in lessons, get followed into the toilet and have the door thumped and kicked, wet toilet roll thrown over the cubicle at me, names shouted at me whilst I was trying to escape and have a piss ffs. My mum worked in the primary school next door and I was "bringing shame on her by bunking school" all she cared about was "how do you think it looks that my own daughter skips school when I work in a school myself?" "You're an embarrassment" "Those girls are the least of your worries compared to what I'll do to ya unless you get your arse there"
You know, bullied at school and at home. I distanced myself from home and school and found peace on the ice, where I could just "be" and people liked me for me.
I'm still that kid who stands up for what she believes in, calls people out on bullshit, lacks confidence in abilities but now.... I like me.
P"
Glad it worked out in the end so that you like yourself, as that's probably the most important thing in life |
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By *otrockWoman
over a year ago
Essex |
I hated school, was bullied really bad as my parents was very poor  so all the posh kids used to beat the crap out me most days, not one on one but in gangs, the bitchy stuck up girls and I struggled to make friends..
From the age of 13 I decided enough was enough and never went back, left school didn't even do my gcse's, which I regret now as I'm as I'm stuck in a dead end job and would of loved to have worked with anamils. X |
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By *eeBee67Man
over a year ago
Masked and Distant |
"I hated school, was bullied really bad as my parents was very poor so all the posh kids used to beat the crap out me most days, not one on one but in gangs, the bitchy stuck up girls and I struggled to make friends..
From the age of 13 I decided enough was enough and never went back, left school didn't even do my gcse's, which I regret now as I'm as I'm stuck in a dead end job and would of loved to have worked with anamils. X"
Sad to hear that.
Thought about adult learning courses? Can gain GCSE equivalents I believe, and never give up on your dream of working with animals. |
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