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I was a bully and got bullied in grade school.

I was the bully at school but at home, in my neighbourhood, i got bullied by a couple of girls.

I stopped bullying in the 8th grade. it lasted about 2 years for me. it didn't make me feel good, in fact, i remember feeling really bad for the girl that i tormented. If I ever see her again, i will apologize big time for hurting her the way that i did. I used words.

the 2 girls that bullied me went to the same high school i did. One lived down the street from me and the other one lived the next street over so avoiding them was very hard. I don't even know why i was so scared of them at that time but i was. I used to make sure that i left for school before them and left school after them. it worked for most of the school year then i changed schools for the 10th grade.

It didn't leave any long lasting affects on me. I chalk it to a childhood experience and moved on. had no more problems after that with bullying.

I was never one to give in to peer pressure. I had friends from all groups but mostly hung out with the party animals. I said no to drugs and had no problems. my friends understood that i wasn't going to do drugs and left it at that. no pressure at all.

the one thing i was pressured into doing was smoking cigarettes. that happened in the 7th grade. a friend of mine wouldn't leave me alone about it in the bathroom of a dance so i gave in and smoked my first cigarette. been smoking ever since. Maybe that incident made me decide not to give in to peer pressure after that? who knows.

I think the thing to do when you're being bullied is pretend that you're not scared. bullies feed on your fear, makes them feel powerful.

To deal with peer pressure is as easy as saying no. if the people that are pressuring are your true friends, they will understand and respect your decision and not pressure you. who needs fake friends anyways? nobody does.