Bullying is a fascinating to me. People often assume I was bullied because of the birthmark I have on my face.
I was not, though, at least nothing I remember.
I just watched a docuseries with Bear Grylls where Natalie Portman shared she had to move schools after her first movie (age 11) because she was bullied. So Natalie was bullied for being in a movie, but I was never bullied for having a facial difference/deformity (I basically have no defined bottom lip - it’s all scar tissue.)
I think this highlights something important - bullying doesn’t really have anything to do with what’s going on with the person being bullied - people aren’t bullied “because they have a birthmark” or “ because they starred in a movie.”
People are bullied because of whatever is going on with the bully.
It is not and will never be my job to change myself so bullies won’t target me, but I do consider it part of my job as a human and as a member of a society with a bit of a bullying pandemic, to be part of the solution and not the problem.
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