Troll.

Okay, this post is going to be a little different than usual, a little rant-y. 

So, today is Easter (Happy Easter btw), and I've realized Easter is the best day to take selfies... I'm all dressed up in bright colors, hair and makeup done, and my backyard is always flooded with gorgeous sunlight. I decided, this afternoon, to take about a million selfies because I was feeling cute.... I posted them on Facebook, because I wanted to.... whatever. No big deal. It looked a little conceited, and maybe it was, in all honesty....... but it really wasn't a big deal....

Until some immature punk from my high school decides to be an internet troll, saying crap about all the selfies (admittedly, there were a ton.... I was confident!) and he kept poking fun at it in a pretty rude way. I won't go into specifics, but it actually got to me and threw off confidence I thought I had. I knew I had posted a lot but he actually persuaded me to make the post private, delete all his comments, and block him.... I didn't need a negative person like that in my life. My self esteem was immediately depleted. 

It wasn't until a friend of mine noticed I had deleted it that I started to feel better. I have a thick skin, so it didn't bother me too bad, but I really needed that boost after we talked for a little bit. She got mad at the troll with me and we vented about how ready we are to be done with high school and stupid, immature people haha. Anyways, here's my message from today's experience. 

Two things. A. Don't be a troll and say awful things to people to destroy their self esteem.... That makes you a bully. Like this: 

And B. If you see someone being treated like crap by a troll, or a bully in general, be there. Don't just stand by. Be like my friend and check up on them, because it really makes them feel so much better. 

Just in general, focus on this quote: 

Decide what side of the trolling to participate in. Make the right choice.

Love, Noelle.