I was called ugly a lot in school by both girls and boys. I'd walk down the hall and they'd bark at me. There was something vulnerable about me, I was shy and that made me a target, they knew I wouldn't retaliate and would probably just believe them. I'm 48 now and I've always thought I was ugly because I was too young to know otherwise then so it became part of me. I see pictures of myself as a kid now. I wasn't ugly. It's hard to be ugly. Eyes, nose, mouth, I had the required features. I was no beauty, just average, not disfigured, not obese, certainly not ugly, but I was vulnerable and sensitive and they picked up on that. I still feel ugly. These nasty morons did so much harm to me and I was too ashamed to respond. Nowadays bullying is an issue that is brought up in the media and no longer condoned and schools try to deal with it. In my day the teachers were just as bad as the kids so you wouldn't go to them. I was mercilessly bullied by two of my teachers and maybe that's where the kids picked it up from. Times are changing and schools try to help now, I've heard. Talk to a counsellor if you have one at school. I wish I could have. And I like the comment someone had to just say "Thanks for sharing" every time. Somehow it would feel better than just looking at the floor and walking away demoralized. It would have made me feel more in control.