I was severely bullied by someone back in school. I was never friends with that person. But we had some common friends. Recently, through one of our common friends’ social media, I found out that she had been assaulted. I don’t really know how to feel about it. I’m conflicted. It’s like she ruined two years of my formative years. I had trouble getting back to normal after that- that’s how many problems she caused for me.
Part of me feels relieved because I feel like she got punished for being an awful person. And the other part feels horrible for feeling this way. She too was a kid, and granted I don’t know what she’s like now as an adult, but I still don’t think that something like that should be a punishment. Especially, being a woman myself, I believe everyone should be allowed to evolve naturally and women shouldn’t have to receive harsher punishments for the same stuff that men do too. There were boys who were bullies. I doubt any of them would ever have to go through something like that.
I have not kept in touch with her. We were never friends, nor did I ever intend to make friends with her. I don’t know what to think/say/do about this situation.