Dear Childhood Bully-

I found you on Facebook today. Turns out we have 16 mutual friends, including my best friend.

I didn't think I'd ever see your face or hear your name again, but I suppose I was curious what you had been up to and decided to browse your Facebook. I saw pictures of you with your friends, and that your dad had passed, and you were tagged in a ski vacation, and was ready to simply go back and block your account so you wouldn't find me.

But then something odd happened. I found you had shared a post about an eating disorder, and posted your story about struggling with bulimia. I wish that I had been able to write you off as the girl who had issues with me for no reason, I wish I had been able to say you were just a one-dimensional bully, but that's simply not the case.

A little more digging had made me realize that you were someone who struggled with image issues too. I would love to say that its as simple as you were insecure and projected, but there's so many more factors than that. I know you went through hardships too, and while I know that you probably will never apologize for the bullying in high school, I'm learning to forgive you anyways.

Turns out that you weren't as simple to predict as I thought you were, and that I could've been more aware of the situation.