I was bullied back in middle school, by a bunch of different kids. It was mostly two different groups. It was due to my funny accent, as we had moved abroad du

I was bullied back in middle school, by a bunch of different kids. It was mostly two different groups. It was due to my funny accent, as we had moved abroad during my formative years, and I was speaking another language when we moved back a couple of years later. It all ended when I beat the living crap out of one bully. He was a small guy, and I was already a head taller than most in my class. I just blacked out, and used him as a punching bag after one of his regular snide remarks. He ended up in the hospital with both eyes glued shut, broken nose, and concussion. Teachers and parents were shocked. But I was never bullied after that. I don't advocate violence, but for me, that's unfortunately what worked. (In a interesting twist of faith, years later I actually ended up becoming good friends with some of the bullies, because of shared hobbies, and them maturing)