Your stories somewhat scare me. There's just something not right with kids nowadays. Remember the video of the old woman being bullied by kids in a bus that was on the Internet lately? It's so disturbing.
Sorry to hear about your bullying experiences, everyone.
I could say I was (in a way) bullied when I was still in school. During the primary years, I was so little back then, so bigger guys often make fun of me. I was quiet and introverted so I just shrug off and move on, until when I was in 6th grade that I had enough of it that I started to learn to "fight back".
I know I'm not setting a very good example for kids in here, but for the sake of "sharing", yes I did fought back. I just had this idea that I should put them in their proper places and not to mess up with me. I became an instant prankster and I began the war myself. Every time someone makes fun of me, I would play tricks on them the WHOLE day. (
WARNING: Do
not imitate what I'm about to say) I would retract their seats when they attempt to sit down so they'd fall flat on the floor, put chalk dust in their chairs, hide their stuff and any small trick that will drive them nuts. In the next few weeks, I turned into an instant bad guy. The funny thing is, I have been bullied so many times before but the people who made fun of me before are now the ones complaining to the teacher about me. Sometimes, I didn't even have to do anything to scare them off. I'll just give them a scary look and they'll start being paranoid and all. My teacher talked to me about it, and when I told her that I'm just being "defensive", she told me that she already knew about it but advised me that I shouldn't take matters into my own hands.
Over the next few years, eventually those people who made fun of me have started to change and presently, they are my best set of friends. I've graduated from college already but we're still hanging out. We never even talk about those things anymore.
Anyway, that's quite a long one --- but what I would really like to say is that you don't have to be a bad guy for bullying to stop. You just need to let them know that you're not the right person to be messed up with. As a matter of fact, bullies need help as they are a victim of their own wrongdoings.
If you're being bullied, you'll have to learn how to stand up for yourself. If they speak hurtful words, learn to ignore them; it doesn't matter if it's true or not. The thing is you don't have to let them get to you. There will always be people like that everywhere, what matters is how we deal with it. If they hurt you physically, don't let them get away with it. Do stuff that will make you stronger so you could always defend yourself or run away from them as fast as you can. One more thing - always make friends. Often bullies make fun of people who are alone and defenseless. If you're in a group you will basically be more secure. If things get out of hand, you will always have your teacher, friends and family to talk about it. If you don't do anything about it, you will only attract more bullies and encourage them to take advantage of you.
School is supposed to be a very fun place. There are only a few bad guys in there, don't let those small percentage of waste ruin your school years. Nobody wants to have sad memories of their childhood!
