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As a child I was a bully. Then as a teenager I was severely bullied myself. I have thought about contacting the person I bullied as a child and apologizing, but my friends say it would be 'weird' to apologize for something that happened so long ago.
I think that it would be very thoughtful to do that. As children, we all make mistakes and say unkind things. I know I've done it myself, and reconnected with people whom I didn't treat so kindly. Severe bullying can have long lasting effects on people. So, whilst I think it would be good to apologise to this person, you should be prepared for him/her to not accept your apology.
I forgive you. I do agree with you in that you should contact this person. Forget what your friends say. If it would bring some kindness and healing into the world, why skip out over it?
I appreciate you. There are not many people who have the courage/audacity to do something like this. It really depends on the person but, I think if it was something that bothered them, it would restore some of their faith in humanity and give them some closure.
I still think about that mean girl who used to bully me when I was 11 from time to time. I never knew why. It would bring some sense of closure if she ever told me at least why. It would never cross my mind that it's somehow weird if she did.
kids are stupid and bully each other for stupid reasons. i'm sure that person doesn't even remember being bullied by you.
The only thing they want is to know what a shit life you lead now. If you now have become a good person then they cant even hate you anymore and have to like a bully.