Reply To: Teasing

My question isn’t if teasing is right or wrong, I’m just genuinely curious if people feel that they’ve changed either positively or negatively from other people’s perceptions of who they should be and how they should act. I know for myself, I’ve changed one particular trait of mine due to the constant teasing from both my siblings and friends, though most adults found it endearing. I just hated being so different. In hindsight, I am not so happy about this as my natural trait that I worked so hard changing wasn’t something that was meant to be changed, and I’d be a lot better off now if I hadn’t changed it…

Haleivi: That does make more sense to me now, so thank you for spelling it out.

Trust789: Adults shamed as children may suffer extreme shyness, embarrassment and feelings of being inferior to others. They don’t believe they make mistakes. Instead they believe they are mistakes. 🙁 Ouch! It hurts so much more when feelings that are so hard to describe are put in to words…

Redleg: Thanks for sharing, that sounds like it was so hard to deal with! I’m quite amazed by your attitude towards the issue now, quite fascinating actually.

miritchka: You thought wrong. I’ve never been a jerk and I’ve never matured either. At least no one ever told me that I was one, though I was called a whole nice slew of other names as a kid. And just btw that’s streeKgeek with a K. I thought I would be finished with this announcement by now…