C. - Kids Making Fun

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> Now that Colby is in middle school, the

> kids tease him about being short and it

> hurts him. But, it doesn't keep him from

> making fun of others himself. (I haven't

> figured that one out yet.)

Boy, did YOU just bring up a long-buried memory for me!

My height was an issue from nursery school on (in nursery school,

there was a little boy who used to give me Indian burns, just

because he could) and I always had some teasing. Nothing horrible,

but it did help me to develop thick skin, which I have to this very

day. But anyway, somewhere around 3rd grade, there was a girl in my

class whose name was . Looking back, I don't know what

's " thing " was, but EVERYBODY made fun of her, including me.

And like every other bully, (I can't believe I'm saying this) it

felt good when I called her names and said bad things about her, and

looking back, I think it was because it helped MY self-esteem to

know there was someone " worse off " than me and it made me feel

better by pointing it out...that's the weird way kids think . So

that might be where Colby is coming from when he makes fun of other

kids.

In my own defense, was the ONLY kid I ever made fun of. I was

usually the one who befriended the lonely kids, but for some reason,

was my whipping girl. FWIW, I did BEAT up a kid named

when I was 10. He was 5 at the time but we weighed about the same

so it was an even fight .

-Sharon-

Just an RSS kid who grew up

38y, 2D

4'6.75 " , 94#