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" I got bullied a lot when I was a kid, and because of that I thought for the most part that I didn't really have a childhood - I had to grow up so quick and there was no real enjoyment in that for me. "

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" I hid my heart under my bed because my mother said if you're not careful someday somebody's going to break it. Take it from me, under the bed is not a good hiding spot. "

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" Bullying, to me, starts very small around the kindergarten age where the first thing we learn is to call each other names. Something so small can be so long lasting in someone's life. "

" For me, growing up and going to school and not seeing any anti-bullying posters and not hearing people talk about bullying was very desolate. "

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" When something's painful, you just avoid it. Why bother dredging up the past if it's nothing but bad stuff? "