[RMDupree]

Boy, I can relate to that. In middle school, my sister and I were teased mercilessly. We were called the Snot Sisters.

I was a really big nerd, coke bottle glasses, nerdy clothes, the whole bit (no pocket protector though). My sister had big braces.

We struggled for years (through many tears) and finally we decided one summer that we had had enough. We got contact lenses, begged our parents to update our wardrobe a bit and got nice haircuts. It took some time, but after a while the name calling stopped.

I acheived my ultimate "coolness" in high school where I was known for my ability to get straight A's, despite my affiliation with the "headbanger" crowd. I had friends in every circle - book nerds, jocks, "popular" girls, band "geeks", punk rockers, not to mention, faculty and staff.

Let Jr know that his day will come and that I don't even see, let alone speak, to those jerks that teased me anymore. They made absolutely ZERO difference in the way my life has turned out.

[RMDupree]

I've got to get home myself. American Idol starts tonight!

I love Simon!

[ksen]

We got contact lenses, begged our parents to update our wardrobe a bit and got nice haircuts.

Would any of that have happened as soon without the teasing?

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

And excellent book on bullying and it's causes and effects, just fyi:

[HairOfTheDog]

I was a like you... Hung out with the rockers and the punk rockers, but was also in the band, was in track, and took classes like Physics and Calculus.

Have you seen the pictures of me backstage at Judas Priest? ;~D