I think I can be nice while making it clear I don't tolerate someone's behavior.
Actually, I know I can.
I used to do it all the time on AF... I actually stopped doing it when DFDM and EP maddened me so much with some of their comments that I gave up on putting that effort in.
I'm gonna try to not lower myself to the level of mean people anymore. I can let them know they are bothering me without throwing insults back at them. That's how I naturally am. I'm not an angry person, and I shouldn't let anyone change that.
I think the best way to let my friends know I feel protective of them, is to just be me -- and when I stand up for them, to do it in a kind way... but to still be clear that being mean to my friends is intolerable to me.
Actually, I know I can.
I used to do it all the time on AF... I actually stopped doing it when DFDM and EP maddened me so much with some of their comments that I gave up on putting that effort in.
I'm gonna try to not lower myself to the level of mean people anymore. I can let them know they are bothering me without throwing insults back at them. That's how I naturally am. I'm not an angry person, and I shouldn't let anyone change that.
I think the best way to let my friends know I feel protective of them, is to just be me -- and when I stand up for them, to do it in a kind way... but to still be clear that being mean to my friends is intolerable to me.
