What were you made fun of for at school?

[OneUmberJoker]

My big nose

being ugly (I wasn’t)
looking like a rat (I didn’t)
being on drugs (I wasn’t)

I hated being at secondary school so much!

Being a swot, which I wasn't really, but I was a bit of a goody two shoes.
Being well behaved (see above) and old fashioned. My school uniform was to the letter and I wore it in an unfashionable way.
Being a slaphead (I had a pony tail).
Always speaking Welsh.
Being a 'fridge' (the whole goody two shoes thing).
Who one of my parents was.
Being crap at sports/crafts.

I'm a bit triggered by this thread.

I forgot I also had a slight lisp that one person imitated me for.

And my ugly face - one girl drew a labelled picture.
I'm not going to sleep tonight...

Spots
being ugly

Ah some of this made me a bit teary.

Hope everyone who is struggling with memories of childhood bullying recovers and heals

Thanks. The hard part is that I said some nasty things myself too. I was in denial about that part for years.

My biggest bully was my sister, she made my life miserable as a teenager. I try and keep my kids in line and to understand that they don’t have to be friends but it’s not ok to bully each other.

Being flat chested - I’m now 40GG

I didn't feel that I was "made fun of" - if anything I felt that I was invisible most of the time and even being made fun of would have been preferable - but I was criticised now and then for:

Not being fashionably dressed, especially not having skinny enough jeans (in the late 70s/early 80s when "drainpipes" were the thing)

Not wearing make-up until I was about 16

Having a Southern accent in a Midlands school

Having a cagoule that allegedly looked like a condom

Because there was a rumour that I had hit someone with a violin (I hadn't)

Not going out much (by people who didn't invite me anywhere)

Being skinny. Which may have led to a lifetime of food issues - I’m certainly not skinny now!

My husband had the same; he's still extremely thin in his 60s. As someone who has always struggled with my weight, I really found it hard to get my head round 'skinny' being a bad thing. Possibly the dynamics are a bit different for men because 'skinny' can be associated with a lack of physical strength which is something men judge one another on more than women. It didn't lead to food issues for my husband, he has the enviable ability to eat what he wants when he wants, but just seems to self-regulate, e.g. will never finish a plate of food just because it's there if he's full. Whereas I can never tell when I'm full till it's too late.

Fat, speccy, clever, bad at sports, unfashionable
clothes and bad haircuts done by my mum. I had a horrible time but eventually became an arch goth and then they were all bloody terrified of me and thought I was a witch. 🧙