If you're reading this, it's likely you're doing so because of childhood scars and because you were intrigued by the title.
I have scars too, and some of them are from experiences in both schoolyards and classrooms: marginalization, continual demeaning remarks and even occasional physical abuse from students, not to mention apathy of teachers who did nothing to help.
So it was, that this online heading caught my eye:
I Tracked Down The Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid. Here’s What They Had To Say.
The writer, Simone Ellin, was a target of bullies for many years, and in adulthood she spent decades suffering from feelings of low self-esteem, anxiety and depression.
Simone Ellin at age 13.
Two years ago, Ms. Ellin decided to do a search online and find as many of those former school bullies as possible. She wanted to ask them why they'd behaved as they did.
Ms. Ellin has given me permission to add the link to her story here. (The rights to her article are owned by Huffington Post, and they have agreed that I can provide it via link.)
I think you'll get a lot out of this story: perhaps an increased understanding of your bullies, maybe a revelation that what happened was not your fault. Perhaps even forgiveness, although that's your prerogative … your right to decide.