One of my childhood bullies reached out to me a few years ago. We had been best friends at one point and then she turned on me, united the entire class against me in two different grades. I met up with her and really wish I hadn't. She offered no apology but did offer her mother's alcoholism as an excuse - indirectly. She was vague about our past and seemed to think that it was as much my fault as hers (it wasn't).

The worst part of seeing her was finding out that she runs an anti-bullying program. It's a high level job and she is making a name for herself in the field. I still find it shocking.