The Impact of Opinion

Sometimes the opinions of others can hit hard.

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It’s bad enough to have strangers evaluate, comment, critique, and even criticize you. But when it is friends and loved ones, that can really sting.

If, like me, your friends are often snarky, punny, and sarcastic, most jibes and barbs are not in any way meant to be mean or malicious, per se. However, that doesn’t mean that they do not still make an…