Originally Posted by
Slacker Mom
The curse of weak
. If they thought you might get confrontational about it, they would be more careful.
Yeah, I hate that too.
Other way around, I think. After the grade school stage of actually picking on people, most people who tease others do so because they expect to be teased back, and then it's not a big deal and everyone's happy and laughing because then it's in the open and there's no reason to feel insecure. If you don't, most people either feel bad, or think "God, that person is so hyper-sensitive..."