Ever notice how some people will text or post things that they would never say or do in person? What’s up with that? Some people feel like they can say or do anything when communicating through technology even if they don’t really mean it. Whatever you text or post online can easily spill over into your everyday life and cause stress and drama in your relationships.
If you are upset with someone it can be tempting to text things you may think or feel in the heat of the moment that you probably wouldn’t say in person. FYI – there is a big difference between thinking something and saying or writing something.
Once something is out there you can’t take it back so be really careful about what you text. Putting someone down in writing can be even more hurtful than saying it to their face because there is a permanent record of the unkind words. Sometimes fights that occur via text messaging may have never happened if the conversation had taken place face-to-face. Save yourself the drama!
Another caution with text messaging is that any information you share with someone can be easily sent to others. It’s pretty easy to misuse what someone texts by sending it to other people. If the person sending the message is saying something personal, this can be really embarrassing. Think about how you would feel if someone showed your personal messages to everyone at school. Friends have a responsibility to protect information that is shared with them in confidence. Remember to be careful with what you share with others through texting.
ya there is a guy that I know on my xbox he makes fun of me just because I live in canada? I know that this is weird and nothing to do about phones but still. I did not mind it at first but he keeps doing it is there any way to stop this before it gets any worse?
"FYI – there is a big difference between thinking something and saying or writing something."
There is also trolling. Why could you forget trolling? Trolling is one of the most popular forms of bullying, but I don't believe it could be counted as bullying. Trolling is being "mean" on purpose, for the satisfaction and attention that you just made somebody feel extremely bad about themselves. Trolling could be harmful, yes, but only the foolish actually take it seriously. If you ever come across trolling, the /one/ thing you should do is do //not// feed the troll.
i think that bulling is evil.
i texted "I LOVE YOU" accidentally (and that was supposed to be sent for my dad) to my male teacher and he replied "i love you too and a smiley face" back.. but we talked and he says that he knows i was just joking and he just rode on my joke and besides, he's my fave teacher so no harassment or anything like that.
I was at a sleepover one time and everybody was using MY cell phone!and in 12 hours we send 260 text messages!
next time you shouldnt let others use your phone people could look at all of your messages