But I figure maybe he had a rough childhood. I hope he’s doing better these days, because he was doing better last time I saw him.
This…this is it right here.
My elementary school bully messaged me out of the blue on Facebook a couple years ago…apologizing for being such an asshole and explaining that he had a tough childhood and homelife then. He sincerely seemed sorry. His facebook at least painted the picture of someone with a happy young family who was really trying to break the cycle.
I…honestly didn’t remember him even being one of the worst bullies. But I certainly appreciated him coming back, nearly 30 years later. That was really big of him.
And it made me realize that kids who are bullies aren’t bad people. They are products of their environment. They treat others how they expect to be treated. It’s reflective of parts of their life that you have no visibility to, and as another kid may not even understand. They want to be happy but don’t know how…all they’ve learned is how to make other people unhappy, and that has to make-do.
That’s a tough thing for some adults to comprehend and accept, let alone kids who are targeted by bullies.
This…this is it right here.
My elementary school bully messaged me out of the blue on Facebook a couple years ago…apologizing for being such an asshole and explaining that he had a tough childhood and homelife then. He sincerely seemed sorry. His facebook at least painted the picture of someone with a happy young family who was really trying to break the cycle.
I…honestly didn’t remember him even being one of the worst bullies. But I certainly appreciated him coming back, nearly 30 years later. That was really big of him.
And it made me realize that kids who are bullies aren’t bad people. They are products of their environment. They treat others how they expect to be treated. It’s reflective of parts of their life that you have no visibility to, and as another kid may not even understand. They want to be happy but don’t know how…all they’ve learned is how to make other people unhappy, and that has to make-do.
That’s a tough thing for some adults to comprehend and accept, let alone kids who are targeted by bullies.