Smack Talking

This is my first blog so it probably won't be very good but, you know, whatever.

Everywhere people talk behind others' backs... some find it harmless, to most it's torture. If its someone you don't know or don't like, it is bullying. If its a friend of yours, its betraying their trust or backstabbing, if you will. If you talk behind someone's back what good does that do? Sure you have a moment or two to laugh about it with your friends, but is it really that 'cool' to be cruel to someone who thinks they can trust you? Or might be hurting more than you could ever imagine? It could also matter in the long run, (this is hypothetical) say you want to apply for a job, what if the person in charge was someone you talked about in school, you might not remember it but that person probably will. He or she wouldn't want you to work there or might let you work there just so they could make you miserable. If you talk about someone that doesn't make you a better person it even makes you uglier on the inside. I used to have a friend but she made my trust in her dissolve by talking about me to my best friend. She lost my faith and trust so people started to talk about her because they thought she was so mean or so weird I decided to stop being her friend. Now she has only two friends at our school because no one trusts her. When you talk about someone it only brings you trouble, whether it is emotional, losing friends, or losing peoples trust. No matter what it is bound to happen so why not stop? Tell whoever is smack talking to stop, or if you are too afraid, subtly change the subject. If its you who is doing it, how would you feel if it happened to you? Who knows it could be hapening right now. It happens a lot and there was a situation recently where two of my friends were talking about our friend I even said some things about her that I wish I could take back. I won't tell her but I at least owe it to her to write this blog.