Madeus Prime wrote:I've got to say, personally, 2016 was one of the worst years of my life. In it I lost good friends for standing up for myself and calling out people who needed to be. To them I say good riddance, because they are too immature and blind to see. I faced harassment in school for defending (note, not promoting) my political views. Lost a wonderful girl to distance. Found a virtually perfect one, except her parents hated my guts, so that didn't work out. A bunch of my personal heroes in acting and music died this year, all of whom will be truly missed. I dealt, and am still dealing, with hypocritical and insensitive parents who are a consistent pain in my ass ("Why don't you just stop your comic thing? It's not like anybody reads it").
1 - You're young. You're going to have worse.
2 - They obviously weren't good friends if they didn't like you standing up for yourself. Sounds like they only kept you around as a friend because they could push you around. Consider this a good thing.
3 - Defending your political views is always going to cause problems.
4 - Distance sucks, but again, you're young. Here's a tip, you actually don't need to be in a relationship to be happy, it's just a bonus.
5 - Famous people died. That happens every year. That doesn't make it a bad year.
6 - Your parents don't get you. Heeeeeeeyyyyyyy...welcome to the human race! Do what makes you happy. **** the haters.
SillySpringer wrote:#2. I for one am someone that tries not to express political views online or in public unless it's in a place like Twitter where I have a lot of friends with the same views. (I'm not a bully, so even though I may have supported a different candidate than you, I still completely understand your frustration and am in the same boat as far as that goes. I don't just attack people who are needing time to heal or see the world in a different way than me.)
Classic hypocrisy kid. But lets not make this about you, lets keep it about Madeus and his thread.
