Children are such pieces of shit (sometimes)

They didn't have to. Never ever cave to bully demands. That only teaches them they have power.

Mental health is more important than telling yourself that adapting makes you weak. And please stop with this bullshit along the lines of "just ignore it", that's not how bullying works.

Heavily bullied as a kid. Never conformed. Maybe not the right solution for everyone but I learned those were not the types of people whose approval I needed in life.