She Humiliated Her High School Bully But Is Having Second Thoughts About Giving Her A Taste Of Her Own Medicine
Back when this 18-year-old woman was just entering high school, she moved to a new town. So, she was forced to start over, and freshman year was apparently her worst year ever in school.
At first, she went through the normal emotions– feeling like “the new kid” and wishing she could just go home.
But then, about a week into the school year, she met a new group of girls in her lunch period– Alicia, Cara, Laurie, and Amber, who were 14 or 15 years old.
At that point, they all spent some time getting to know each other. And eventually, she felt like she had finally found her footing and a good friend group.
After a few more weeks passed by, however, she realized that the girls would only talk to her whenever they needed her help filming a TikTok video. And aside from that, she was never included in anything else.
Additionally, the girls also started making really mean comments about her body– pointing out how she was not thin “like them.”
“I was already feeling self-conscious, but they only made me feel worse– calling me ugly and saying that no guy would want to be with me,” she recalled.
So, she did go to school administrators for help with the bullying. However, the school staff claimed that without any evidence, there was nothing they could do.
That’s why the bullying continued. And eventually, she even started skipping meals due to her “friend’s” hurtful words.
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Thankfully, her parents did find out about what was going on, and they begged her not to hurt herself anymore. Then, following months of that emotional torture by the girls at her school, she finally left the week right before winter break.
“It took me a while to feel like a normal person again,” she said.
Now, though, she is 18 years old, and her life has drastically improved. She recently got accepted to college and even earned a scholarship. Plus, she wound up meeting a great guy, and they are heading off to prom next week.
Most importantly, she has also finally learned to love her body.
But, about three days ago, she and her mom decided to go shoe shopping when she was once again confronted with even more hurtful bullying.
It all began when they were in a department store browsing, and after a while, she heard some girls laughing and chatting. And at first, she ignored it. Well, that was until a girl recognized her, said her name, and approached her.
Then, the girl put on a super fake smile and attempted to make small talk. And at that moment. she realized the girl was actually Laurie– her “friend” from freshman year that used to bully her the most.
Apparently, Laurie claimed to be surprised to see her. Then, Laurie made a “joke” about not knowing that she “had enough money” to be at that department store.
That comment pushed the girls with Laurie to start laughing. But still, she brushed it off.
Afterward, Laurie then had the nerve to point at her thighs and start making more nasty comments about their size. And finally, after all that, Laurie actually asked for her phone number so they could hang out again!
By that point, she flat-out said “no,” for obvious reasons. Yet, Laurie looked at her all confused and asked why– claiming that they used to be really good friends.
That pushed her to finally snap, and she called Laurie out once and for all.
“Because why would I want to be friends with someone who bullied me into an eating disorder? You acted like I didn’t exist until you wanted me to grab you something or film stupid videos!” she told Laurie.
After she said that, her high school bully reportedly looked shocked and even tried to claim that it had never happened. Still, she refused to back down– calling Laurie delusional. She also said that one day, she hoped Laurie badmouthed the wrong person and finally got some karma. Now, that caused Laurie’s face to turn white as a sheet, but her high school bully kept trying to redeem herself.
So, she decided to just walk away and look for her mom– who had been browsing in a different section. Upon retelling her mom what had happened, her mom was actually really proud of her and claimed that karma would come back to bite Laurie and all of the other mean girls one day.
While she did feel good about standing up for herself, though, she’s been having second thoughts about what she actually said to Laurie.
“I can’t help but feel bad for wishing ill will on somebody,” she vented.
So now, she’s been left wondering whether embarrassing the girl who bullied her was the wrong way to handle the situation or not.
Did Laurie finally get what she deserved? Should she feel bad about standing up for herself? What would you have done in this situation?
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