Would you "Friend" a childhood bully?

[Alex]

I pretty much friend anybody who asks where I can remember who they are. But 99% of them end up in a filter that can see nothing of what I say and don't show up in anything I look at regularly.

But there's not obligation to friend or explain. If you don't want to "friend" somebody don't, and don't worry about it. Regardless of whether that person is a childhood bully or your mother.