Woman gets epic revenge on cruel school bully after Facebook message pops up

12 October 2023 , 11:24

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The victim got her revenge on the bully years later (Image: Getty Images)

Bullying blights the lives and childhood memories of many people and at its most severe can cause mental health problems for the victim for years to come. It generally falls into four categories in the form of verbal, physical, psychological and cyberbullying and affects people of all ages, races, sex and religion.

Most people have encountered a form of bullying to some degree and schools are often where it starts to rear its ugly head. Such was the case for one woman who said she was consistently harassed by “the popular girl” during her school years, verbally abused and made to feel like "the outcast”.

"She spent years calling me horrible names," she shared on Reddit, "saying I couldn't ride in normal cars cos I was too fat and had to be on the back of trucks, and that my clothes were all made out of sheets because I was too fat for normal clothes. And yeah, she called me our translation of the R word every chance she got."

However she wanted to tell others how, many years later, she actually managed to get her revenge on the girl, who she gave the fake name of 'Amy’' She said around ten years previous to the post, she moved abroad and was having an amazing time, when 'Amy' appeared out of nowhere.

"I was living my best life and had moved to Japan to study Japanese and I was genuinely having a blast and loved every single part of it," she said. "One of my old bullies reached out one day on Facebook and either they'd seen on my page that I lived in Japan or someone had told them - I don't know."

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But 'Amy’s' tone and approach was very different to what she had been used to. She revealed the general gist of the message was: "How are you these days? I noticed you live in Japan now and I was wondering if you could help me with x,y and z because I'm thinking of moving there myself."

The woman decided to pretend she couldn't remember 'Amy' instead, which was when she served her dish, very cold. She explained: "I easily could have answered their questions in about five minutes, but hell no. Instead I replied back 'I'm sorry, Amy who? Do I know you?’ And Amy responded with 'haha, yeah, it's me Amy, from school? We had class together for years!'

"This was when my petty revenge side came out. I just said 'Oh, right, Amy, I remember. You used to call me fat and called me the R word a lot. How can I help you?’." Predictably, the bully didn't reply and blocked her instead.

The poster was clearly delighted with her move and said: "I know it's not a huge thing, but it felt sooooooooooooooooo good to throw those facts in her face, because it was 100% accurate. I could have been the bigger person and given her the advice she asked for, but f*** that, find your own f****** information!"

Her story went down a storm with others on the site, including one who had endured a similar ordeal: "Lmao, had similar experience with that," they said, "Public school bully called me out of the blue and asked me if I had a job for him. It was a side hustle that I had, very profitable. Told him if I was ever desperate for help I would call him."

Others agreed it was the best way to handle the situation: "Just so you know, high school was the best time of her life. It has been downhill from there," said one. "She'll never peak like she did as a teenager." While another commented: "It's not even that petty. Time for her to learn that her treatment of others has consequences. You're just teaching important life lessons."

Another couldn't believe the bully had messaged in the first place: "She had a lot of nerve asking if you could help her after she treated you like s***,” they said. "I'm glad that you reminded her about your past experiences with her. She blocked you out of embarrassment, and it's evident that she's not sorry for being a bully. Otherwise she would’ve offered you an apology instead of acting like you guys were old buddies. What a clown."

One poster though saw it from a slightly different angle: "Yes to most of that," they agreed, "In my experience though, bullies are never truly aware of the effect they have on people - the last time I called out someone who had been awful to me, they seemed genuinely surprised and claimed to not remember any of it. Of course they were going to lie and certainly not admit to their behaviour, but I wouldn't put it past this person to lack the awareness to realise what they did."

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If you need help with any of the issues in this story, contact the National Bullying Helpline on: 0300 323 019 or visit their website at: nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk