Wow. Harsh.

 

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One of my "Friends" on Facebook posts a link about how Canadians are coming across the border in droves to buy groceries and such.

Innocuous, right?

That's how I took it, anyway.

Then, a friend of hers makes a disparaging remark - suggesting her dislike for this, followed by a "dislike" from another friend of hers.

If Canadians weren't shopping across the border, the city would be a ghost town  and they would probably be even worse off than they are.  

I made a comment to the effect that Canadians are helping out the US economy - don't complain! :)  (smiley face included to try and convey friendliness - helping them to interpret it as a nicely put comment!)

Then I get an email from The Friend (well, actually she's my husband's friend - OR should I more accurately say, a friend of one of my husband's exes) saying how she "took offense" to my comment.*

Oh my. Really??

Such drama.

I am on the cusp of making a friend deletion.

Lately it doesn't take much.  I am so fed up with Facebook I am ready to jump ship.

I really don't have the energy. 

Or the time.

The alternate take-away of this story?

Smiley face emoticons don't really mean much.


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* I did message her back apologising for any misunderstanding and to clear it up - that I did mean it in a nice way - no nastiness intended in the least!  No answer..... so far.