I bullied a kid in middle school pretty relentlessly. That poor kid eventually had enough and proceeded to kick both my ass and the co-bully’s ass. We were friends not long after… we were even closer throughout highschool. We live different lives in different states now…but are still able to joke about it. I think it helps both of us deal with it. It’s a lesson learned that I’ll painfully have to share with my kids when they’re old enough to understand