Wow thank you for this. I wish my mom or my teachers had stuck up for me. They would just ignore it and hope it would go away, but it only got worse. When i was 9, a male teacher said in front of the class "I see you stuttered in your essay just like you do in real life" because I repeated a word. He would make me feel comfortable all the time, embarrassing me in front of rhe class. I never took my anger out on the bullies. I stored it away and let people walk all over me. Then I ended up in an abusive relationship and on drugs and I ended up in jail, got in numerous fights which extended my sentence. I hated myself most of my life and I still feel like that little kid I always feel small, that people are talking down to me. I don't have any friends and I suffer from BPD, adhd, depression and I can't keep a job. I wish I would have stuck up for myself when I was younger. Maybe my life would have turned out differently. I mean it's better now, but it's been fucking rough!