Elle, I think by now you kinda count on my opinions…knowing they are…different…yet…usually along the same lines….I think I have an open-mind and can just see all sides, but I am who I am…does that make sense…? Ok, now here’s my take…And before I say anything because others will read this who unlike you don’t know me…My siblings and parents all loving…so things WEREN’T DONE MALICIOUSLY. Ok, well, my brothers always teased…I mean I was always called a dork, dorkface…you name it…But I also was the baby…and was pampered and loved. My mom who to me is a walking Saint, who never speaks ill of anyone would call me pigface or hogface as a term of endearment….joking…I’d call her…well, I’m not going to say…We loved to tease…We love to laugh…But we love so hard…and god help anyone whoever hurts any of us. Even if there’s a fight where one isn’t speaking to anohter…it’s a bond that will never be broken…I never felt their words were mean…NOW THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE….If some snot-nosed kid came up to me and said, hey hogface…well…I’d know the difference…I get your point…But I don’t feel it’s something that stems from home…I was taught AT HOME to STAND UP FOR MYSELF…if you don’t you get walked on…You don’t need to do this in a physical way…although yes…I did at times…but you can do this by facing these bullies…You need to face them. If you get, o it’s a joke…and you know it’s not….well don’t let it slip…don’t take that…I hate people like that..I also have a wiked sense of humor, but if someone tells me it upsets them…holy cow…I’d be the 1st to stop and boy would I feel bad…So sometimes it’s best to face the devil…How else can we fix things….I too am very sensitive..and was always told I was “too sensitive” I think it’s good to be intuned to peoples emotions…By the way…I also realize there are extreme situations where people come from abusive homes and learn things that way….I’m not talking about that though…I mean I’m not that thick..But I do believe people are able to learn from bad experiences and realize how it hurt them and not to do the same to others…So I just can’t imagine the cycle cont. And I do know many who came from abusive homes…So I speak from knowledge.