Oh, I know!... that phrase came to mind immediately so I *HAD* to use it.
(I can't believe a thread not in the political sewer is going to make it close to 3 pages)
I wasn't bullied in high school... but middle school was a very VERY different story. I went to middle school overseas in Yokosuka, Japan. Yes, it was a DoD school... but I was a minority. The school was comprised of mostly Philippinos and other Asian descents. I was bullied. my sister was bullied. I have been the same height since I was 11... I am 5'6'' and I was a fully-developed woman with 36D breasts in 6th grade. I was very overweight with incredibly thick glasses. My hair was very long... past my butt - I had never had a haircut. The bullying was so bad that one day I was sitting in my chair at school and this Philippino girl snipped off a chunk of my long raven-black locks. The school did nothing to punish her. I moved to the United States... lost a bunch of weight... got contact lenses... changed my hairstyle...learned to apply makeup ... and holy-crap... I became popular in High School in the US. It was like Bizzaro-World to me because of what I went through. I remember the first time a boy asked me to be his girlfriend, I asked him if it was some sort of sick joke. I was screwed up in the head for a while because of middle school bullying. Luckily - I will never have to have a reunion with those people. Some of them have contacted me and apologized and I have gotten the "OMG you look so different." It feels good and I try to chalk it up to kids were just being kids and kids are mean... but it affected me. It still affects me sometimes. I still have self-esteem issues and when I put on a little weight I feel like I am turning into "that girl" again. It's bad news bears man.
What? I'm serious... it's the absolute goddamn truth.
I got that too. My older bro was very athletic, on the high school gymnastics team (rings, floor ex), first freshman to ever make the Springfield Mass College Exhibition Team. And I ......... wasn't. "You're (name)'s brother? What happened to you? He get all the good genes?"
Did you catch the part about my YOUNGER sister? I was in 8th grade when she stared 6th at the same school. I was a shamed 8th grader.
I was picked on for being a nerd as well... Not much has changed these days...
Flare gun!?! Ameture! A friend of mine had a sawed off shotgun in his locker. He blew off half of the stone trashcan encasement, right outside the Dean's office! Good times!
Good Lord
He was like a big brother to me back in the day. 
I have had some crazy friends! Unfortunately, Doug died a few years back in Hawaii.
Sorry to hear that. I can't think of anything that even comes close to rivaling a shotgun story... you win.
I have known you for... what? 13 years now? I have never known anyone to pick on you. Both men and women go absolutely Gaga over you so