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When Bullies Become Friends

How I became friends with the person I feared most

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Ben Ulansey
Sep 05, 2024
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Throughout high school, there was a bully named Dean. He wasn’t the typical bully, though. Where so many bullies struggle in school and physically intimidate their peers, Dean was an A student. He was popular and athletic and smart enough to know which words would hurt the most.

Dean lacked a football player’s bravad…

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