Ah, it’s a beautiful day. Everything has been going pretty normal for you so far. You’re smiling, you’re content, you’re actually having a normal day.
You make yourself a nice cup of hot chocolate, make yourself comfortable on your bed, and pull your laptop out to see what’s new online.
And BAM! There it is. That one sarcastic, awful, mean comment . . . about you! Suddenly your hot chocolate doesn’t taste that savory anymore, and all you want to do is yell a thousand words into the ear of that person.
As a writer you’ve got to develop pretty thick skin. As a matter of fact, when you’re in a very “out there” position on any social media site, you’ve got to have thick skin. Hundreds of people are going to have opinions about you and your work – some are sweet, others are constructive, some are sarcastic, there’s passive-aggressive, and then there’s plain rude, mean, and unnecessary.
I’ve been a blogger on a particular website for about two years now, and I’ve learned to ignore … to turn the other cheek. But I want you to know that if you see something that you believe is unacceptable and uncalled for, do not hesitate to stand up for yourself or others. Their ignorance should make you pity them.
The internet, school, work, life in general is going to hurl a ton of pinballs at you, and it’s up to you to know how you’re going to deal with them.