I know it's hard to look at bullying as if it was a good thing. But some blessings come in disguise. Some stories don't turn out with a fairy tale ending and I'm not going to sugar coat that. Though I will say that bullies teach you things you never knew. You'll learn the dark secrets about this world, you may find things out about yourself and as a person you'll grow and be able to help others. This comes from someone who had her own bully.
In the first grade, some days were spent enduring someones constant words and stares. See, I was born with cleft palate, which is an opening in the roof of the mouth. This caused me some difficulties, one being a speech impairment. Many words that contained 's' or 'ch' sounded nasally. There was this boy who would always mimic me. He became MY bully. There was a time in particular, we were both at the sink and I said soap, and he mocked me. After this went on for a while, my parents had to get others involved and I spent time in a counseling class. When my time wasn't wasted on him and counseling, it was spent in speech class. I spent nearly 6 years improving my speech.
It's been about 12 years since this occurred. I learned that not everyone is going to be nice, and it helps face the reality of life. My bully helped me become a stronger person because I now know how to stick up for myself. Now I can also help others. Such as I had to, they (victims) have to realize it's not their fault, absolutely nothing is wrong with them, and people will do whatever they can to feel better. If someone is being bullied I can guarantee half the time it's because the bully is jealous. The number one thing I want anyone to take from this is that if you're being bullied, DO NOT think it's okay to become that to someone else. Thank your bully because whether you see it now or not, they've taught you something to help you grow, whether you believe it or not.
