Were you ever bullied in school for being overweight? How di

PhatAndy

I feel your pain. I was an obese kid till the age of 18 and I did slip into bouts of depression. But I have a great set of parents and friends who stood by me through the tough times.

I remember most girls and boys in class being smaller than me. The girls would turn to me to help them out with school troubles, only because I was bigger than them. It didn't feel right then and it doesn't feel right now. I couldn't find clothes that would fit me. The concept of plus size clothing didnt exist in India back then. I would only wear black shirts and lose jeans. M wardrobe was very limited. So I would get teased for wearing pretty much the same clothes.
No one understood that it wasn't out of choice. Not even in college.

And where I come from, being called fat on your face is no big deal.

Until one day, when I couldn't handle it anymore. I decided to drop all that weight. My parents supported me. My parents, being doctors, monitored my weight loss very closely. And here I am toay, healthy and fit as a fiddle and I could give those who teased me a run for their money, literally.

I support people who are attempting to become healthy by just being for them and advising them when they need it. Because I lead no one to tel me that ( my parents tried, but we don't listen to them when we are kids) :-)

GREAT story! thank you for this

PhatAndy

Oh yeah, I was bullied all throughout school (not including the teasing and general humiliation I got from certain family members). It was very, very bad and I was suicidal a great deal of my adolescent years. I think it has made me more resilient and more empathetic. I ended up getting a counseling degree and working with troubled children and teens. Now, I am working on my PhD now and I am doing my dissertation on bullying in rural middle school students. My hope is to use my career to do more in-depth research and build more effective programs to combat bullying in schools (because the ones they have now don't work). So, I guess you could say I turned my experience into something positive.

Funny enough, I decided myself to get my degree in child and youth care and work with troubled street kids Empathy, Compassion.

PhatAndy

I'm sorry to hear about all your stories! People are disgusting, when I was younger I used to wear my sweatshirts all the time, they were comfy and i was dating someone outside of my school so it wasn't like I was trying to impress anyone, my dad would steal them and yell at me telling me that i need to lose weight instead of hiding myself behind a sweater, he always had something to say about my weight, so did my brother, I remember my brother saying I would never want to marry a girl if she was big like you, you know what's sad, is I was only maybe 180 and 5'6 so i wasn't huge, but they sure made me feel that way. Every day I have to remind myself that I'm a great person, I remember my dad saying " you have a great heart, but you sure are stupid. I mean what parents say that??

Some parents should not be parents... wow, I am sorry this happened to you.

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I used to get bullied at home by my older brother a lot for being overweight. Not one week in my childhood can I remember not being harassed. He would humiliate me and make me feel worthless by beating me up and telling me I should be able to defend myself. Yet instead of teaching me, he'd be someone I'd have to defend myself against.

In primary school, it was all emotional bullying - never physical. I wouldn't have a lot of friends and the ones I did have would play games like "let's run away from him!" and because I was overweight, I could never keep up. That kind of scars me to this day because at times I can't help but feel like I'm running towards friendships that I'll never get close to.

In high school, I was always pushed from one group of friends to another because I wasn't confident enough to make enough jokes and be as popular as others. I lost a lot of good friendships this way. The lack of confidence was a result of me feeling inadequate due to being overweight.

I've gained a lot of weight since being a kid, but finally... I'm losing it! I'm halfway and... all of that stuff in the past that used to control me now is nothing but a memory that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The experiences hardened me into a very sensitive person who is a fierce friend to those I am close to. So I thank every single experience in my past for the person I've become.

I once heard a saying that "Only though hardship can true humility be attained. It's this knowledge that enriches life".

People don't understand the value of a smile or a pat on the back until they truly understand what its like to be deprived from it.

Oh yeah, and another one - "Even in the darkest storms, the sun is still shining behind them waiting for the time to shine".

Thank you so much for sharing this. you dont know how much your life sounds like mine. I actually developed a mental illness that I am now on disability for called borderline personality disorder.. I fear conflict more than anything in life.. My worst habbit is preservation of friendships. When i fear a friendship is about to fail I will completely cut off contact with that person isolating myself from them and the world because if they cant tell me they have a problem with me and dont want to be friends then we can continue to be friends....

Well how awesome are you to be able to talk so freely about it! That's really admirable.

A side effect of my upbringing is when I feel friendships (and especially my relationships) are in jeopardy through any conflict, I go into denial. I convince myself there is no problem, even if there is. I apologise for things THEY'VE done just to end the conflict.

My gf is well aware of this and always tells me to stop apologises for her own mistakes.

I think it's how I ended up working in a support environment in IT haha! I want to be able to help people with whatever conflict there is and take the blame!?

PhatAndy

Well how awesome are you to be able to talk so freely about it! That's really admirable.

A side effect of my upbringing is when I feel friendships (and especially my relationships) are in jeopardy through any conflict, I go into denial. I convince myself there is no problem, even if there is. I apologise for things THEY'VE done just to end the conflict.

My gf is well aware of this and always tells me to stop apologises for her own mistakes.

I think it's how I ended up working in a support environment in IT haha! I want to be able to help people with whatever conflict there is and take the blame!?

Me too! Denial! Apologies for everything that i Havent done, all about their happiness, as long as they are happy then theres no need for me to be happy because I have preserved the friendship. Wow, Amazing Cjpg. Happy to have met you.

smkcx♥

Im curious to see how many out there share my same story,

Were you overweight in Elementary school? High school? Were you the target for bullying? How did you overcome it and how does it affect your life today?

For me it was Bulling grade 2-12 and until i was about 21 or so. the height of it being in grade 9, cornered in the boys lockerroom and surrounded by 6 guys with basketballs. "We are about to do this to you because you are fat, you are ugly, you will never get a girlfriend, and you should kill yourself" They then proceeded to throw basketballs at my head until i bled out of my ears..


I know it got bad, but I kind of thank God for my crappy life. because its the things in life that form you into who you are today.

Most people who got bullied (Or at least the ones I know) turn out to be Sweet Compassionate Loving Sensitive people.

So my question is, Have you ever been bullied and how have you overcome?

*I was a chubby child, my mom put me in after school activities in elementry school- around 3rd grade (gymnastics and 'dancing') so I did slim down alot during those years and then I was in a school bus accident mid way through my 5th grade year and had to have my right arm in a sling for 4wks and after that I quit doing gymnastics and dance. through middleschool I was somewhat chubby (5'4 and weighing 150-160lbs) during my highschool years i was very much overweight, I gained 100lbs from the start of highschool until the start of my junior year (my father was in iraq, afganastian, bosnia, iran, ireland & iraq one more time all through my highschool years)

I was never targeted for bullying until I met a girl named Ivalea (i was probably just starting to pack on the weight when i met her) and for whatever reason she didnt like me and she would pick on me and therefore this boy (whom she liked who sat beside me) would pick on me, she would tell him to say things to me and he would and then laugh at me (like "i bet you have some huge stretchmarks dont you?) however, the boy quit picking on me midway into my freshman year and the semester switched and I no longer had classes with Ivalea.

How did I overcome it? my cousin took a picture of me at a birthday party, a hideous picture. I saw it and realized I needed to change (honest, i didnt see that when I looked in the mirror) I lost 80lbs (walking every day, eating meals the size of my fist and meals frequently)

How has it affected me? since meeting my fiance and having a child, ive packed on 30lbs of the 80lbs i lost and im my absolute worst critic. I feel horrible about myself at this weight, I stand in the mirror everyday and I tear myself down. Its not healthy and im working towards correcting it. I need to love myself no matter what the scale says and try to get myself to a better place while loosing weight.

but aside from my personal view of myself, im a very happy, sweet person (or atleast thats what im told) I treat people the way I want to be treated and I dont talk down to people who are packing on a few lbs. I dont think its right to put people down.

PhatAndy

Im curious to see how many out there share my same story,

Were you overweight in Elementary school? High school? Were you the target for bullying? How did you overcome it and how does it affect your life today?

For me it was Bulling grade 2-12 and until i was about 21 or so. the height of it being in grade 9, cornered in the boys lockerroom and surrounded by 6 guys with basketballs. "We are about to do this to you because you are fat, you are ugly, you will never get a girlfriend, and you should kill yourself" They then proceeded to throw basketballs at my head until i bled out of my ears..


I know it got bad, but I kind of thank God for my crappy life. because its the things in life that form you into who you are today.

Most people who got bullied (Or at least the ones I know) turn out to be Sweet Compassionate Loving Sensitive people.

So my question is, Have you ever been bullied and how have you overcome?

*I was a chubby child, my mom put me in after school activities in elementry school- around 3rd grade (gymnastics and 'dancing') so I did slim down alot during those years and then I was in a school bus accident mid way through my 5th grade year and had to have my right arm in a sling for 4wks and after that I quit doing gymnastics and dance. through middleschool I was somewhat chubby (5'4 and weighing 150-160lbs) during my highschool years i was very much overweight, I gained 100lbs from the start of highschool until the start of my junior year (my father was in iraq, afganastian, bosnia, iran, ireland & iraq one more time all through my highschool years)

I was never targeted for bullying until I met a girl named Ivalea (i was probably just starting to pack on the weight when i met her) and for whatever reason she didnt like me and she would pick on me and therefore this boy (whom she liked who sat beside me) would pick on me, she would tell him to say things to me and he would and then laugh at me (like "i bet you have some huge stretchmarks dont you?) however, the boy quit picking on me midway into my freshman year and the semester switched and I no longer had classes with Ivalea.

How did I overcome it? my cousin took a picture of me at a birthday party, a hideous picture. I saw it and realized I needed to change (honest, i didnt see that when I looked in the mirror) I lost 80lbs (walking every day, eating meals the size of my fist and meals frequently)

How has it affected me? since meeting my fiance and having a child, ive packed on 30lbs of the 80lbs i lost and im my absolute worst critic. I feel horrible about myself at this weight, I stand in the mirror everyday and I tear myself down. Its not healthy and im working towards correcting it. I need to love myself no matter what the scale says and try to get myself to a better place while loosing weight.

You are on the right track, you are eating smaller meals, you are eating healthy.. for that alone you should love yourself. you should throw out your scale, its about the inches and how you feel about yourself, scales lie and they are just numbers. I am sorry you had such a bad experience.

Rayman79

Great thread, I'm sure it is good for a lot of people to be reassured that they are not the only victims of bullying, and that there is everychance they will come out the other side of it a better person for having endured.

I was also bullied through school, for some reason they thought it would be appropriate to pick on the short chubby kid (who also wore daggy clothes as his parents didn't have enough money to buy the same clothes as the other kids). Looking back I was certainly a pretty easy target.

I think I am a lot more fortunate in the fact that I did have a group of decent friends, and certainly didn't cop a lot of the physical beatings some people have had. Still, just the threats of violence and the verbal abuse were enough to make me physically ill, and is a feeling in the pit of my stomach I will NEVER forget. I do genuinely think that this has affected the person I am today, and I am determined to make sure my kids are neither the victims nor the purpotrators of bullying!

Funnily enough, I also studied a social work degree after high school (out to save the world and all that), but havent pursued that as a career... turns out I like commercialism too much to be a social worker or live or their salary So I married a Social Worker instead, now I get community service by proxy haha!:laugh:

PhatAndy

Ahahah that was great, Rayman! I believe the social work/support worker for teens/kids is a side effect of the Compassion and sensitivity towards others not wanting it to happen to them, to feel like you can fix the world

Hernandeak11

I got made fun of mostly in Elementary School by one or two people..let's just say karma got the best of them now that we're in our 20s

In high school the weight shifted to 'all the right' places, and I had a great couple of years.
Goal=get back to my High School glory lol

rudegyal_b

everyday

smkcx♥

PhatAndy: thank you, well im trying to be anyway. I started at 211 and Im down 14lbs. But somedays I get into horrible funks where I just think "ughh im so fat" and i just feel horrible about myself. If it werent for my fiance who said (If you think theres something wrong with you, then do something about it, quit harping about it) then I probably wouldnt have started this website, its helped a bunch. Although I did fall off the map there after school started, but even though I wasnt loggin everyday I still managed to lose a few lbs on my own.

smkcx♥

I got made fun of mostly in Elementary School by one or two people..let's just say karma got the best of them now that we're in our 20s

In high school the weight shifted to 'all the right' places, and I had a great couple of years.
Goal=get back to my High School glory lol

I definitely can relate. the girl who would say mean things to me is..well..not looking so great these years and the boy, well, his wife left him and he put on a ton of weight. its really sad but thats what happens.

what goes around, comes around.

allie7383

I had one instance way back in maybe 3rd grade or so.. I was friends with a couple girls who were thin as a rail, and there I was, probably a little chubby, maybe not, but def not thin like them. One by one we asked these boys in our class if we looked pregnant. They said no to my friends and yes to me.. Still kinda sticks with me..

In high school I was in colorguard and dance, so I was a bit active and while I wasn't skinny, I wouldn't say I stood out as being overweight as there were people larger than me. However, I was definitely embarassed in gym class several times when we would have a few weeks of physical fitness. We'd have to do pull-ups.. I could barely do 1.. We did timed dashes, and mine was the slowest.. A timed mile.. yeah I couldn't even make it one lap around the track.. Fortuantely most of the people couldn't go more than 1 or 2 so that wasn't the worst thing. During our band dinner my freshman year a couple girls made a very public comment about me needing to get a sports bra, and for years I was very self conscious about my chest.

One time during the holidays I overheard my relatives talking about me and saying that I needed to lose some weight.. Obviously that didn't feel good at all and I completely broke down in tears in the next room.

Now that I've seen a good amount of progress I feel better about myself, though my self esteem is probably the biggest thing I need work on. I would hate to hear a friend say about themselves what I tell myself. I guess part of it is also compounded by the fact that I seem to be the only person I know that is single.. Yes I'm getting in better shape for me, but it would be nice for some male attention to be another perk ya know?

PANZERIA

I was bullied from when I was 7, peaking when I was 12 and had to transfer schools (I got gang beaten). My class's nickname for me was 'fatty,' 'the beast,' 'she-Hulk,' 'chubs.'

I would try to work out, and actually developed an eating disorder (bulimia) due to the excessive emphasis put on about my weight. I always thought...if I was skinny, maybe they would like me better? Maybe I'd be better at sports? In grade 10, I was told that I couldn't get on the basketball team because I was too fat. I had to lose 20lbs. I was 5'8 and 145lbs. HOW THE HELL IS THAT FAT!? Seriously!

Anywho, I tried running for a while. I started going after school, but people from my school would see me running and scream out the car windows "RUN FATTY RUN!" or "BEAST!" I guess my nickname followed me.

I also had terrible acne, and my hair color was just...gross. I was a definite bookworm too, and yet I was never excessively smart. Just...different. And driven. I'm the only one out of all those bullies to go to university and graduate, for example, even though they almost bullied me into dropping out. I was also going through my parent's divorce at the time, so high school was absolute hell. I almost didn't make it through. To be honest, I don't even remember most of my grade eleven and twelve years. All I remember are the taunts, the hurts, the snubs, and just...pain. I was cutting at an enormous rate (thank God in places where the scars still can't be seen to this day), just to punish myself for being so...imperfect.

Now, I'M the one all of my friends go to for fitness advice. I'm the one who is going to try and be a cop. I'm the one who can bench press 100lbs. I'm strong, and I'm fit. I'm still nowhere near skinny, and I'm still struggling with the eating disorder, but at least I have a future. And a story. Most of the bullies? They either got knocked up, are at dead-end jobs with no education getting drunk every weekend, high on drugs, or still living with their parents.

I think I've done alright, and I've definitely overcome a lot of obstacles in my life. I'm nowhere near where I think I'm going to end up, and I'm sure that all the suffering I've had to do throughout the first part of my life was for a reason...I just need to figure out that reason, haha. But I'm good now. I'm succeeding. And those bullies and those hurts? Just blips on the radar of my life. I know I'm stronger for it, and better for it. I know that weight can be lost, but a backbone is something that you either have or you don't, and I think I've got a strong one that will get me through anything now.

PhatAndy

everyday

Ahah that wasent the point of the thread, But judging on what a sweetheart you have turned out to be, and I have seen your personality shine, I will take it that the expirience made you the amazing woman you are.

PhatAndy

Great goal

Sarah_S

I was never physically bullied. But man did I get emotionally and mentally bullied. And I wasn't even overweight. I was just bigger than most of the other kids. Meaning I wasn't stick thin, but I wasn't even chunky either. It was always the girls, never the boys. Oh wait, 1 boy in 9th grade, he was HORRIBLE to me. Even my "friends" would make fun of me. And acutally I think that's what started my "bad hinking" I think I was in 5th grade.

I started gainig weight after I got married. I got married at 19, but I think the weight started to come on around 20 or 21. But around that same time I realized I was never fat, or chunky before. I always thought I was. My mom would always tell me I needed to lose maybe 5-10 pounds, and so because of that I went years and years thinking I was fat. (Not just from my mom, from all the kids at school too.)

Sorry, I think I'm rambling now. I have been of MFP for just over 2 weeks now, and have lost 7 pounds. This place has helped A LOT!

PhatAndy

I suppose, you are doing an amazing Job, but being sexy shouldnt be the only driving force for male attention. Personality is everything and you seem to have developed a great one, and you are Stunning already. Great job on your loss, keep it up.

@ ALLIE

MissGatekeeper

Sure. about as long as I can remember. Not just for being fat tho, but also for having a dead mother (I was raised by my grandma, and kids have a tendency to think living with your grandparents means getting what you want every day), for wearing hand-me-downs, for early development as well. I got a couple of beatings from the boys (but it ended quickly. Was quite strong for a girl, and fighting back wasn't expected) But for most of the time, I was "girl-bulled". As in, none of the girls at school would want anything to do with me, and made sure I knew it. I was pretty much totally frozen out from age 6 until about 12, when I got one real friend, and a group of girls that accepted me. But it didn't really get better until I was 19 and out of school.

However, I usually focus n a couple of things when I think about that time. 1: I'm glad it was me and not someone even more voulnerable that was picked. 2: Being the one that was bullied, rather than a bully, means I don't have to carry around the guilt they do. I've met some of my bullies after becoming an adult. They're always sorry, and they never can bring themselves to look me in the eye.

PhatAndy

I was bullied from when I was 7, peaking when I was 12 and had to transfer schools (I got gang beaten). My class's nickname for me was 'fatty,' 'the beast,' 'she-Hulk,' 'chubs.'

I would try to work out, and actually developed an eating disorder (bulimia) due to the excessive emphasis put on about my weight. I always thought...if I was skinny, maybe they would like me better? Maybe I'd be better at sports? In grade 10, I was told that I couldn't get on the basketball team because I was too fat. I had to lose 20lbs. I was 5'8 and 145lbs. HOW THE HELL IS THAT FAT!? Seriously!

Anywho, I tried running for a while. I started going after school, but people from my school would see me running and scream out the car windows "RUN FATTY RUN!" or "BEAST!" I guess my nickname followed me.

I also had terrible acne, and my hair color was just...gross. I was a definite bookworm too, and yet I was never excessively smart. Just...different. And driven. I'm the only one out of all those bullies to go to university and graduate, for example, even though they almost bullied me into dropping out. I was also going through my parent's divorce at the time, so high school was absolute hell. I almost didn't make it through. To be honest, I don't even remember most of my grade eleven and twelve years. All I remember are the taunts, the hurts, the snubs, and just...pain. I was cutting at an enormous rate (thank God in places where the scars still can't be seen to this day), just to punish myself for being so...imperfect.

Now, I'M the one all of my friends go to for fitness advice. I'm the one who is going to try and be a cop. I'm the one who can bench press 100lbs. I'm strong, and I'm fit. I'm still nowhere near skinny, and I'm still struggling with the eating disorder, but at least I have a future. And a story. Most of the bullies? They either got knocked up, are at dead-end jobs with no education getting drunk every weekend, high on drugs, or still living with their parents.

I think I've done alright, and I've definitely overcome a lot of obstacles in my life. I'm nowhere near where I think I'm going to end up, and I'm sure that all the suffering I've had to do throughout the first part of my life was for a reason...I just need to figure out that reason, haha. But I'm good now. I'm succeeding. And those bullies and those hurts? Just blips on the radar of my life. I know I'm stronger for it, and better for it. I know that weight can be lost, but a backbone is something that you either have or you don't, and I think I've got a strong one that will get me through anything now.

There's my story. Hope it helps.

beautiful story, thank you! Glad you were able to overcome and become such a great person ^_^

PhatAndy

I was never physically bullied. But man did I get emotionally and mentally bullied. And I wasn't even overweight. I was just bigger than most of the other kids. Meaning I wasn't stick thin, but I wasn't even chunky either. It was always the girls, never the boys. Oh wait, 1 boy in 9th grade, he was HORRIBLE to me. Even my "friends" would make fun of me. And acutally I think that's what started my "bad hinking" I think I was in 5th grade.

I started gainig weight after I got married. I got married at 19, but I think the weight started to come on around 20 or 21. But around that same time I realized I was never fat, or chunky before. I always thought I was. My mom would always tell me I needed to lose maybe 5-10 pounds, and so because of that I went years and years thinking I was fat. (Not just from my mom, from all the kids at school too.)

Sorry, I think I'm rambling now. I have been of MFP for just over 2 weeks now, and have lost 7 pounds. This place has helped A LOT!

The community here is great, I ended up deleting my facebook, my strangers around the world friends are more supportive than my real friends.

PhatAndy

Sure. about as long as I can remember. Not just for being fat tho, but also for having a dead mother (I was raised by my grandma, and kids have a tendency to think living with your grandparents means getting what you want every day), for wearing hand-me-downs, for early development as well. I got a couple of beatings from the boys (but it ended quickly. Was quite strong for a girl, and fighting back wasn't expected) But for most of the time, I was "girl-bulled". As in, none of the girls at school would want anything to do with me, and made sure I knew it. I was pretty much totally frozen out from age 6 until about 12, when I got one real friend, and a group of girls that accepted me. But it didn't really get better until I was 19 and out of school.

However, I usually focus n a couple of things when I think about that time. 1: I'm glad it was me and not someone even more voulnerable that was picked. 2: Being the one that was bullied, rather than a bully, means I don't have to carry around the guilt they do. I've met some of my bullies after becoming an adult. They're always sorry, and they never can bring themselves to look me in the eye.

I made my first friend in grade 12 also, Also got invited into a big group of popular grade 8's cuz im the cool grade 12 guy, and I also have run into 1 of my bullies who took the time to apologise for everything... For what? for making me a compassionate loving guy? Haha.

PhatAndy

My favorite reply was.

Hey Andy.

Yeah?

Your really fat!!

And?

Well, Well, your fat!!

Whats your point? Why are you stating the obvious and trying to make it an insult...

YOUR FAT OKAY, SHUT UP.

You lose kid.

lillystargazer

I was bullied in school for my weight, but not horribly so. Just getting called fat *kitten*, whale, and all those names. It doesn't help that my last name is Moore so people used to tell me to go eat more cookies and they just thought it was hilarious. The worst of my bullying came from my older brother. He'd call me fat *kitten*, free Lilly (as in free Willy), and so much more. He'd also get his friends to make fun of me. Also, I remember when I was about 11 or 12, my mother decided she wanted me to be thin I guess and made me "work out" for my food. If I wanted a Popsicle or any kind of snack food, she'd make me do jumping jacks or run in place. I don't think much about it, I think I've just tried to push it out of my mind over the years.

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

I was bullied in school but not because of my weight but because I look different from them since I live in Phils where almost everybody share the same Asian look but I'm half-Mexican but I had dark skin with sort of mixed face. My male classmate would often do that to me like punching me, spit on me, throwing stones at me & calling me ugly. It was no different either from my female classmate but what they did was to "befriend" me for money & if I don't give them money, food or anything, they would say nasty things on me. Until now I'm experiencing this "money" thing sometimes from people here including my ex-bfs which is why I prefer not to have any friends or boyfriend from here (I'm not racist but I already had enough of that bad thing, I'm sorry). In addition, I was a frail, sickly young girl when I was a kid.

vanilakitten

It's so sad when kids bully others. I think it all comes down to bad parenting and lack of compassion.
I'm so sorry you guys had to go through those experiences, but those experiences have shaped the people you are today

puggleperson

I once changed catholic schools and I didn't know anyone.. They all grew up together since like kindergarden so I got picked on quite a bit.. I was over weight and had bad acne... A few of the meaner kids would sing..yes sing... Double double cheese cheese pepperoni pizza feast! Yeah that's pretty dam awesome huh?!? haha I laugh it off now but after a few months of that I finally transferred to public schools and life was grand after that Normal down to earth kids

PhatAndy

I was bullied in school for my weight, but not horribly so. Just getting called fat *kitten*, whale, and all those names. It doesn't help that my last name is Moore so people used to tell me to go eat more cookies and they just thought it was hilarious. The worst of my bullying came from my older brother. He'd call me fat *kitten*, free Lilly (as in free Willy), and so much more. He'd also get his friends to make fun of me. Also, I remember when I was about 11 or 12, my mother decided she wanted me to be thin I guess and made me "work out" for my food. If I wanted a Popsicle or any kind of snack food, she'd make me do jumping jacks or run in place. I don't think much about it, I think I've just tried to push it out of my mind over the years.

passive agressive family bullying... that is just awful im sorry =(

PhatAndy

I once changed catholic schools and I didn't know anyone.. They all grew up together since like kindergarden so I got picked on quite a bit.. I was over weight and had bad acne... A few of the meaner kids would sing..yes sing... Double double cheese cheese pepperoni pizza feast! Yeah that's pretty dam awesome huh?!? haha I laugh it off now but after a few months of that I finally transferred to public schools and life was grand after that Normal down to earth kids

Im glad you got out of that situation!