<p>I appreciate all the stories, though sadly it reveals how commonplace bullying is and how sharply it is remembered. The woman who was most tormented endured it all the way through high school. I don’t want to reveal too many details, as you never know who is on CC. However it is not an exaggeration to say that the movie “Carrie” reminded me of her (without the pig blood). She ended up attending an Ivy League school and is now an extremely successful professional. She didn’t friend many people in the reunion group, but the name of the bully ringleader jumped out at me. Based on the information on his FB page he has devoted his life to various charitable causes and I suspect that he did apologize to her. </p>
<p>There definitely is a “moth to the flame” aspect of poring over all these FB profiles, but my curiosity just gets the best of me. One thing I have noticed is that the mean kids who seem to have suffered some hard knocks over the years through divorces, children with disabilities, joblessness etc. have matured into much nicer adults. </p>
<p>A call has gone out for us to post as many pictures as we can find from elementary and junior high school. I found my jr high yearbook, which nobody else seems to have saved. In looking through it I found that I had drawn devil horns on several of the meanest kids. I think if I scan that and upload it I may get my point across, but I guess that just makes me the bully.</p>