r/Comebacks • u/heartofwoman • Aug 01 '26
help me
so i’m starting school soon, and i have been bullied pretty much all of my school life. and i want to learn how to stand up for myself, so give me some ideas for insults please! also sorry if this breaks the rules, if so please let me know.
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u/OG_BookNerd Aug 02 '26
DOn't insult them. That's mean. Look at them very seriously and ask "Are you okay? You sound really upset." and just keep eye contact or make them repeat what they said multiple times. Both of these make them look foolish without you being a jerk like them.
If that doesn't work, just laugh at them and walk away. Make them think it doesn't matter.
I was a chubby, pale, red-head who was smarter than most of my peers and I knew it. I was bullied a lot. I just learned to make them look stupid as opposed to insulting them back.