05/26/2026
People don’t realize how brave you have to be to post on social media. You can make a post with zero bad intentions, and somehow people will still create an entire story with no context and leave the most ridiculous comments imaginable. Some comments that may not even be relevant.
Here’s an example of just a small comment- that means nothing in the grand scheme of things- but is a good representation of how people can take .5 seconds of your video and turn it into something it’s not. I made a post on tik tok about cleaning horses water troughs with a drill attachment. I made the comment “and girls be sure to tie your hair back so it doesn’t get stuck in the drill when you’re leaning over” when explaining what I was doing. What I thought (and still think) is an appropriate thing to say was met with backlash. I have to laugh at this one, because if that is your take away from the video, then life is going to be very hard for that soft of a person. But this is your reminder, you have to laugh these people off.
There is always that one person. One every post. Saying something completely irrelevant, off the wall, and sometimes hurtful.
It’s easy to say “just ignore it,” but after awhile, constant negativity can genuinely wear on you mentally. Especially when people forget there’s an actual human being behind the screen reading it.
So if you’re someone who keeps showing up, keeps posting, keeps sharing your life, your business, your passion, your horses, your art, your opinions — give yourself some credit. That takes guts nowadays.
Don’t let miserable people on the internet make you smaller, quieter, or afraid to be yourself.
