Hello Kathy, thank you for inviting me to your forum.Hmmmh bullying can most definately used as a way of warning people, however we sometime do it when bullied ourselves.We all are guilty of this now and again,as we are not perfect. I'm sure that I have been both bullied and a bully at some point in my life as when people are ordered to ,or told to do something (BULLIED) when they themselves are an adult,can in your own words be bullying a person no matter it be male-female or female-male. In all honesty Kathy,& readers we Just should not do it.If we fall victim of this,or are someone guilty of it say your apologies like this "Sorry" and move on with it. It is not any indication of anything much more than and Huff and Puff of ones mood and not really bullying but a statement of maybe crossing the Line we shouldn't cross. of a verbal kind. we all can get like this and being in sensitive or ignorant of the fact...only makes it one sided when in fact IT IS ALWAY'S TWO sided. Kathy thanks for pointing out this today I agree with you 100% and thank you for sharing it with us.We all need reminders as we travell this busy Highway. Have a great day Kathy & everyone. regards Jeffrey OBrien