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Has Anybody Ever Told You You Were Mean?
I think most people think of themselves as nice, but we can all have a mean streak from time to time. When I was in high school, my best friend told me that her younger sister thought I was mean. I definitely wasn't the mean girl in school, but I guess I had treated my friend's freshman sister like an underling.
You Asked: I'm Insensitive and Want to Change
Dear Sugar,
I grew up with a verbally abusive mother. She swore, screamed, and said nasty things when she was upset, and she still doesn't understand the impact that her cruel words had on my feelings. As an adult, I'm learning to accept her for who she is but unfortunately, I've also become conscious of the fact that I've inherited her out-of-control mouth; and I don't like it.
Dear Poll: Do You Call Out Your Friends?
Sometimes our friends don't act on their best behavior, either towards us or to other people, but no one's perfect all the time, right? So when they do act out, it's our job as their friends to tell them so — or is it? Sometimes when you're stuck in a funk, it's hard to realize it on your own.
Do High School Mean Girls Become Adult Bullies?
Yesterday a story was released on CBS News' The Early Show" about eight Florida teens, including six females and two males, involved in the filming and beating of another teenage girl. According to reports, "the teens' motivation for the attack was to produce a video that would become popular on YouTube."
The victimization of women by other women has sadly always been par for the course when it comes to young social groups, but this truly displays a whole new level of awfulness.
You Asked: My Friends Have Changed
Dear Sugar,
I have a tight-knit group of girlfriends that I have been close to for the past two years. They've been a great support to me during this time, but lately something is different. I'm not sure if I've changed or if they have, but we just don't seem to get along anymore.
You Asked: Why are Women so B*tchy?
Dear Sugar--
I have always been somewhat of a "lone wolf" and I have started to look at isolation as heaven. My friends ignore me, talk behind my back and are not considerate to me. We used to all have fun together, but now, THEY have fun and have inside jokes while I politely stand by waiting for them to acknowledge I am there.
You Asked: Ridiculed For What I Love
DearSugar --
I love to read. Period. Reading is like getting wings, lifting me above the boring routine of everything.
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Giggle's Anti-Gift Guide: Mean Bags
If you ain't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Instead, pelt that insult in the direction of a deserving target using the fiercest bean bags in town. Mean Bags are delightfully colorful (in more ways than one) and "sewn deliberately with hostility and mean-spiritedness in mind."
What Women Say, What They Really Mean...
I've seen this list of "translations" for things women say versus what they mean. It's more amusing to see it acted out, though. Men complain that women say "Nothing" when asked "What's wrong?", for example, but they should trust me when I say the following.
Wikipedia's Army of Volunteer Editors Are Quitting
Volunteers who edit Wikipedia each day are quickly teaching the online encyclopedia that freedom and fun are crucial to the democratization of information. Burdened by complicated restrictions and uninterested in the more mundane topics (the most popular entries have already been written), volunteer editors are leaving Wikipedia faster than new ones are joining.
Wikipedia is under constant pressure to police the accuracy of its information, and that typically means leaving the moderation to millions of engaged users.
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