tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183956259305767381.post610783443264198558..comments2017-12-03T00:19:48.250-05:00Comments on Exploring the Wonders of Life: Bizarre Connections Reaching Up From the Pastsharihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589646446340639391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183956259305767381.post-45508475020956199682012-03-16T08:45:41.450-04:002012-03-16T08:45:41.450-04:00Thanks, Friends. Well, here's the scoop: he di...Thanks, Friends. Well, here's the scoop: he didn't remember the specific teasing, though he remembered who I was. He said that our mutual friend told him that he was mean to me back in the 3rd grade, and so he had made a point of apologizing to me if he ever got the opportunity. And so he did. When I mentioned to him that he stopped me having some goofy tics, he said he didn't remember me even having any. So it wasn't as though he was mean enough in these instances to really remember what he'd said and done... he was just lucky to have a friend who remembered for him. <br /><br />(It's not that strange to me that he remembered me, though. There are lots of kids who might remember me only because I was one of a very few "happa" kids. Back then, it wasn't that normal to see kids like me and I was always getting asked what my "nationality" was. My answer varied, depending on my mood.) <br /><br />It was still nice to get that closure. As I said, I've never forgotten it, and I was afraid of his sharp tongue after that. But now we joke about his being "My 3rd Grade Bully" ha ha. And I don't regret adding him as a friend for a minute.sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589646446340639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183956259305767381.post-63980873850623682272012-03-15T23:50:34.066-04:002012-03-15T23:50:34.066-04:00Peace is a wonderful, glorious thing, and I'm ...Peace is a wonderful, glorious thing, and I'm glad you found it.<br /><br />I was teased a little growing up. Little things like what you described, nothing overt or anything like the bullying you hear on the news. But it was enough to make me painfully self-conscious. Even now, I don't like to be teased unless I know you well, and I sure don't like attention on me in any way whatsoever.<br /><br />So, I can totally understand you remembering that incident, because I remember every awful thing anyone ever said or did to me, too. But like Vicki said above, it's amazing that he remembered it, and that he *apologized*.<br /><br />I have to give you credit for even accepting him as a Facebook friend. I don't know that I could have done it; I've turned down the friend requests I've gotten from those way-back people because I just don't want to remember them at all.Brandi Husseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130818828716564746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183956259305767381.post-86741251531501749082012-03-13T10:58:59.152-04:002012-03-13T10:58:59.152-04:00I read this post yesterday and needed some time to...I read this post yesterday and needed some time to digest it. I'm not surprised that you remembered that incident with the little boy. because of the impact it had on you, but I found it extraordinary that HE remembered it.<br /><br />Seems like a mean kid would have done similar things many times to many kids. The fact that he remembered you means that he remembered your reaction to it, right?Orion Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931362806311746160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2183956259305767381.post-25397371837404672742012-03-12T22:53:37.472-04:002012-03-12T22:53:37.472-04:00Its amazing how such small things can change such ...Its amazing how such small things can change such a huge part of you! I'm glad he friend-ed you. Hope all is well!Tina Ramchandanihttp://lifeinsketch.comnoreply@blogger.com