At 1/6/03 01:24 AM, Bevin wrote:
<shrug> You guys must have not taken the time to see all the nasty things that Digital_Chameleon said about me... It wasn't the pic. I obviously didn't care if anyone saw the pic... it was his crule words. Anyway, Take the pics, save em, whatever... I know that MIB wasn't trying to start trouble... You guys are taking me all wrong... I was just sick of getting my feelings hurt left and right... it's not the picture, it's the WORDS.... the words hurt.
*nods* I understand completely ... I'm not going to claim to be a perfect gentleman, or to have all the answers, or anything beyond what I am here: just some new guy in a really large crowd of people.
All I can say is, I understand completely. Sure, everyone may try to say "Sticks and stones," and all that junk, but I know very well how much words can hurt. And I know that if words can hurt, it doesn't matter how many times people will tell you to try and not let it bother you. I know that when words bother me a lot, I nearly wanna punch out the next person who tells me not to worry about what others think. Words hurting, as well as people using words to hurt, are all a part of human nature.
I don't know what I may be getting myself into (i.e. who's gonna complain because I'm being nice to ya). Honestly, I don't really care. Even more honestly, I've never seen what Digital_Chameleon said to you. You don't seem like a bad person, so why should I be mean to ya, right? To put you down because you may or may not go on about how people have said things that hurt you, or you take this "internet shit" too seriously would be wrong, since I've been guilty of the same things more than once.
It's okay to hurt. Just remember that there are people who don't buy into everyone else's bull. Heck, a few people have already said as such. I just felt I had to say something.
"Sticking my foot in my mouth is a good way to shut me up, but my body doesn't bend that way anymore."