Canadian Artist Shares What Happened After Doing A Facebook Search on Her Childhood Bully

Meghan Lands had a simple curiosity that turned into something much bigger. Years after school ended, the Canadian artist searched Facebook for her childhood bully and ended up finding a story that looked very different from the one she remembered.

What she discovered pushed her to turn the moment into a comic, and that comic struck a nerve with people who saw their own childhoods in it. The result was a wave of reactions, plenty of reflection, and a reminder that two people can live through the same years and come away with completely different memories.

Now the comic is making the rounds online, and the reaction says a lot about why it hit so hard.

It starts with a simple thought.

Backstory seems very middle school.

Popularity contest

Oh, the things we thought were important in high school.

Okay, this is bringing back memories now.

Original tactics here.

I'm sure these revelations about the underlying reasons for the behavior have come from years of reflecting on these parts of her life.

Yep - the apple rarely falls far from the tree.

Coping mechanism?

God, kids can be cruel to each other.

We all know this feeling...

The artist did well to deal with all of this at a young age.

Seems like a healthy approach.

I bet this felt good.

Same messy fallout as a viral comic, a long hiatus, and one brutal comment that ended a friendship.

But violence is never the answer.

...and here comes the hard part.

They're all still friends?

All those people you couldn't wait to never see again.

She's all grown up.

Yoga fixes everything.

Perspective is everything.

I'm not crying; you're crying.

There has been an outpouring of people with whom Lands' comic has resonated.

People saw their own school memories in it right away.

Before you judge, read how OP handled the “lost wallet” dilemma with her former bully.