Constructive Criticism

[marieldraconis]

People with low self-esteem are going to have problems with any type of criticism. If you say good things about what they’ve done/written/said, they’re going to assume you’re just saying that to be nice, unless they’re very proud of what they wrote. Even that pride only lasts for a few days. If you tell them bad things, they’ll accept it as their

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*ekopage*

[chalavienne]

when i fail to comment on your writings, it's usually because i've been a horrible person and just haven't checked livejournal in a long time >.> I'll try to keep up with the ones you're editing this week, but if you really really want some feedback email me something and i'll guarantee i'll read it. sorry, i tend to only check LJ like once a week now because I'm not using it so much (facebook...FAAAACEEBOOOOOOKKKKK...;-P) but as a general note, you rock, your writing rocks, and you kick major buttocks. :-D

Re: *ekopage*

[marieldraconis]

You see--this is the problem. I want to believe that, but in a few hours I'm going to go off on another sulk and be convinced that even the stuff I'm happiest with is completely terrible.
Well...except for the "kick major buttocks" part. That I believe. One of my friends on campus had her ex-boyfriend show up two weeks ago, and though I never actually met him, she told him about me and scared him so much that he was jumpy around brown-haired girls with glasses that day. Mwahahahaha.
Right, yes...e-mail poke Chala when I want reading.
Speaking of Facebook...several people yesterday posted a comment on my roommate's behavior:
"Canada is talking to me!" *BOUNCEBOUNCEBOUNCE*