I read a blog post yesterday that really got me thinking about some things. Basically this girl was shunned because some popular girl in school told people to be mean to her. And they listened. Read the post. It. Was. Brutal.
http://thelolaletters.blogspot.com/2011/01/30-days-of-truth-day-8.html
That's when I realized I am 32 and I still deal with middle school drama. I have a "friend" who has a sworn mortal enemy. We are talking Autobots VS Decepticons. DEFCON 1 when these "ladies" run into eachother. It gets pretty annoying because I am expected to carry as much disdain for this person as she does. And that's a lot of baggage. I pack light. I'm not the type of person to hold a grudge. I don't even hate people who have personally crossed me as much as I am expected to hate this person. She thinks I'm not being a friend if I'm nice to this girl. I think she's not being a friend by expecting me to act in a way not conducive to the person I aspire to be.
So, when do you stop following girl code and start following your own moral compass?
That is horrible.
ReplyDeleteI remember being part of this to a girl in 6th grade. I hope it wasn't this bad for her.