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She cringed inwardly as she checked her Twitter notifications and saw that he’d sent her another nasty tweet.
She regretted ever replying to him in the first place but she’d come across his random words targeting her country and people and she just had to respond, doing so in a civilized manner, simply trying to set the record straight.
She wasn’t really into politics but after reading his vicious comment she felt she had no choice but to reply.
Now that person kept sending her really awful tweets and at first she thought of blocking him but then reconsidered, hoping to get through to him, sending him friendly replies and correcting him in an extremely diplomatic manner.
She wasn’t very thick-skinned and even though her friends laughed it off, telling her to ignore him, she was near tears whenever she read his tweets and simply wanted him to realize that she was a nice person.
There he was again with his vile words, so she sighed and finally did what she should have done much earlier and clicked Block.
Yeah, he was definitely a troll. No time to waste on people like that. They’ve mad up their mind to believe and say horrible things, and you won’t change their mind.
Exactly! It’s like talking to a brick wall! Though you’d think a polite reply might make them respond in kind, but apparently not!
I think it’s that they don’t care what other people say. They aren’t listening/reading. They just want to talk and be heard with no regard for others.
I must admit – I’ve been there. I’m not very thick-skinned either and rude comments on social media can be hurtful. Now I can sniff out a troll pretty quickly 🙂
Nice story.
Their nasty comments are extremely hurtful! I need to acquire some troll sniffing skills!☺… Thank you!
I never entertain, or try to enlighten, mollify bad behavior–it’s a waste of energy.
You’re right! That’s the only way to deal with them! Thank you for reading! ☺
Most welcome–we only open the door to nice people!
Social media is certainly a minefield.
It certainly is! ☺
I suspect we’ve all had one or more experiences online like this, hoping to reach someone and ending up wishing we hadn’t bothered to connect. We end up a bit sadder but wiser, and maybe a bit more careful with our choices next time. If you try to pour light into the eye of a bigot he will only close it more tightly. 😦
You’re absolutely right! Especially about bigots. It’s sad that people choose to behave like this…thanks for your comment! ☺
My skin is getting thicker the longer I blog. I am a very sensitive person, but not everybody likes me… Which is sad for them, because I’m fabulous!!!
I love that attitude, UP.
I’m learning that lesson too!
Haha! I like the way you think!😊 … Yes, one needs to be really thick skinned online!
This is a great story. That troll’s bullying probably comes from a place that is not as altruistic as yours is. She stayed honorable by pressing BLOCK.
The only way to deal with such trolls I suppose. Thank you for reading! ☺
Trolls seem to be very aggressive hiding in the online world. They are just cowards
Yes they are! Bullies and cowards! …Thank you for reading! ☺
Good call…. don’t have to like it but we may have to accept that some people are just not going to change and we can’t change them
Sadly, that is just so true.
The only way to deal with trolls is to ignore them. Responding, even in the most polite way, simply shows that someone’s actually paying them attention which just makes them worse. Good story. 🙂
Yes! That’s just so true. No matter how much you may want to reply, you need to simply turn away and ignore them. Thanks for reading! 🙂
Good she cut off all that crap! Sometimes, it’s better not to join issues with such trolls
Exactly! Unfortunately this is the only way to deal with trolls!