No, I don't think that bullying is alright regardless. However, I can understand where you are coming from, Naisho. You are saying that people's characteristics, good & bad, can be developped from years of bullying and that some people can be stronger depending on the experience that they've had. I still do not think that bullying is good in any form. It can deeply affect the child and still affect them as adults.
As for personal bullying, I used to think that I was only bullied in 3rd grade but it was extended much further than that. My bullying occurred from kingergarten to eighth grade. I think very little of it was because of my hearing impairment, but rather because of the fact that with my hearing impairment I am also overweight. I hated that school, to put it simply. It wasn't completely the students that were the bullies, it was the teachers too. My 5th/6th grade teacher (I was lucky enough to have her for 2 years... *sarcasm*) also seemed to like to bully me. However, in my experience there was never really one big thing that happened... it was just a series of daily verbal bullying and there was really nothing major said. Taking all this in daily though caused me to have an anxiety disorder. I would cry (yes, in eigth grade...) quite often if I was stressed and I would also have panic attacks. Not only that, but I had (still kiiiinda do) severe social anxieties. I am currently 16, and ever since I hit high school almost two years ago, I was almost instantly at ease. The bullying stopped because I was with a higher level of students and I began to gather my social skills back up again. I still have a variety of social anxieties, but for the most part I am doing much better. Things were never that great at home either, which also contributed to a lot of my anxieties. My father always favoured my younger brother and was never happy with me as his son. I don't know how things changed regarding that area, so don't ask... but ever since I hit high school he has become a lot more understanding and is more enjoyable to be around. A lot different from the man who once said, "Yeah, I admit to being 'harder' on you, but that's because I knew you would have a harder time later in life because of your disability." Bullshit. :roll:
I am not really bullied ever since I hit high school. The school I am attending is much better and more modern, so it made it easier to fit in. I still have the occassional thing, but people often defend me or they make themselves look like fools anyways, so I can just laugh it off. :P
