Brink of INSANITY!
13 Feb 2010 4 Comments
Dude. I am about ten seconds away from driving myself crazy. fuck. Fuck. FUCK! I really wish Ryan had just forgotten about me, stayed off of my blog and left me alone.
I know I really shouldn’t care what Ryan or any of his clan think of me, but I do care. I really hope I don’t regret this… I approved Ryan’s comment on “I Blame the Beard” and his sister’s comment on “Processing”. Why? Because I’m not Fox News. I don’t want to give off the appearance I’m “Fair & Balanced” when I’m really just a crazy right wing nut.
There are a few points in his rebuttal that I would like to rebuke, but I’m not… because I don’t want to perpetuate this cycle of shit. I really just want to be left alone. I wanted to vent my piece and that was it.
That’s it. I’m done. I’m not obsessing over any of this shit anymore. Add him to my Eternal Sunshine list. I’m done. DONE! D-O-N-E! I’m not writing about any of this anymore because I am done. Next Post: New Year’s Resolutions. Yes, I am aware it is mid-February.
Feb 13, 2010 @ 19:46:08
I’ve dealt with my fair share of trolls on my blog, too. Similarly to you, I let all of their comments stand (the only comments I’ve ever deleted were spam).
That being said, I don’t feel a person should be held hostage by their own freaking blog. Seriously. As you stated, this is YOUR corner of the internets and if their comments are making you feel that badly, DELETE THEIR COMMENTS.
If they were making an honest effort to communicate effectively with you, they would contact you privately – not post to your blog, not post to their Facebook pages. You, on the other hand, were venting anonymously on your own damned blog–not trying to communicate with anyone (especially considering that he indicated that he wouldn’t read your blog in the first place much less comment on it).
I hope all of this works itself out and I think you are right to “not feed the trolls.” Feel free to not approve my comment, since I am effectively doing what you’ve sworn not to do. I simply feel strongly that a person has a right to their own personal space and a right to defend the emotional safety of it, too.
Om shanti.
Feb 14, 2010 @ 17:31:17
You never listen.
Feb 14, 2010 @ 18:13:33
I know… and I’ll never learn either. Also, if I’m not careful, one day, my face is going to get stuck like that.
actually… I feel a lot better since I approved the comments. I haven’t thought about the whole situation since. Go, ME!