You ever think about the people who made your life miserable when you were a kid, and what they might be up to now?
The natural assumption is that they’re probably out there just making someone else’s life miserable, but that’s not always true. The turns that a person’s life will take can be quite surprising, as evidenced by a recent Twitter thread that attracted quite a lot of attention.
It started when producer Tze Chun wondered:
What does your high school bully do now?
— TZE CHUN (@thetzechun) July 16, 2020
And some of the answers were…well, a little surprising:
10. Let me guide you
Guess they stayed in school, huh?
Guidance counselor. No joke.
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) July 19, 2020
9. What a twist
These are origin/transformation stories that I can get behind.
https://twitter.com/hoIdbacktoblock/status/1284913617880653825
8. Making amends
You don’t get much more fully redemptive than this.
https://twitter.com/artbyhobo/status/1283958244038152192
7. Feel the power
Here’s hoping it’s a legitimate one!
My middle school bully runs a female empowerment workshop. I’m not kidding.
— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) July 16, 2020
6. The plot thickens
A long way to go toward a pretty happy ending.
damn this a whole movie
— rayyan 🇵🇸 (@raykhh) July 17, 2020
5. Bitter sweet
Hats off to him, I say.
https://twitter.com/makriese/status/1284997117354758146
4. Getting into therapy
There’s um…there’s a lot going on here.
My grade school bullies are a Spanish teacher and a therapist and my high school bully is in prison for killing his own mother. I am fine.
— Megan Marie Metzger (@a_joyologist) July 16, 2020
3. Keeping the faith
Can’t tell if this is a good sign or a really awful one.
Youth pastor.
Because of course.
— Lan Is Staying Home Playing Animal Crossing (@pittsed_off) July 16, 2020
2. Be the change
It can be hard to let things go, but sometimes we really need to.
Didn’t have one in High School. But the one that was with me since elementary school actually turned out to be an ok dude. People can change. We just have to give them the opportunity to change
— Joe (@JoeComicFan) July 16, 2020
1. Simply put
We need a little less hate in the world.
He became my friend
— Cody Craig (@OriginalCody82) July 25, 2020
Not all stories are this rosy of course, but it’s important to remember that, given the chance, some people truly will choose to change for the better.
What are your past bullies up to these days?
Let us know in the comments.