Bullying
I know bullying is kind of a hot topic and an issue for far too many kids in school today. I guess I was very lucky as I suffered very little from bullying when I was in school. I was always friendly with everyone even if I was somewhat nerdy. For the first six years of public school, I moved around a lot, but stayed in one place starting the middle of the sixth grade.
Among the friends I made in sixth grade was Larry, who was among the biggest kids in our school. Larry played football and I think got a college football scholarship. I remember in high school, one time another kid – Jim, I think – decided to pick on me. He grabbed my foot and lifted it up waist high so I was standing on one leg. He didn’t seem to want to let go.
Larry saw this, came up, and told Jim to leave me alone. Though Jim was a football player, Larry was bigger and tougher. Jim let go of my foot and never bothered me again. I don’t know how much of my lack of being bullied was because Larry told other kids to leave me alone, but it certainly made a difference that day.
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