Nothing is quite as gossip-worthy on the internet as a Facebook status directed at someone.
It’s usually something like, “You tricks think you bad. Please try me tomorrow. I’ll show ya’ll who’s really bad.”
My threat might be a little different than the usual language, but the message is there: If you mess with me again, I’ll make you wish you were never born.
Queue the removal of earrings and the hollow threats.
It does cause a lot of buzz around the internet and, in turn, around town, but it also makes you look stupid and immature. I wish there was a more sensitive way to put it, but any synonyms would mean the same thing.
The worst part is that when the girl who’s brave behind the keyboard sees the person she’s talking about—she’s all talk and no action.
By the time you reach college, you should be able to talk to people you have problems with and resolve them. If you can’t be friends with the “hater,” then make an agreement to stay out of each other’s way.
I know, I know. It sounds too easy. And that’s because it is.
We complicate things far too much by causing drama. Problems cannot be solved in the public domain. They just make everything worse and elevate it that much farther.
It would be amazing if everyone got along. If we could all walk down the street waving at one another and making plans to hang out, but that’s just not going to happen. When problems arise, we need to handle them like adults. That’s what we are, after all.
The next time some girl looks at you the wrong way on The Set, don’t go to your keyboard. Go to her. If you just ask her calmly why she has animosity toward you. You might find out it’s based on something silly or some sort of rumor. If you can’t work it out, then you can’t work it out.
The world will keep on turning. I promise.
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