Mete,

Sounds like you’ve already moved toward resolving your own situation, but I just read your post and felt a pang. I wanted to send you a hug. I don’t think there is a single person alive that hasn’t blurted something out that they didn’t regret. Sometimes it’s a gut reaction that maybe you express before you have all the facts. Sometimes it’s a long-held belief that might be anchored in questionable history. Sometimes it’s just something that sounds completely hilarious in your head and you can’t wait to get it out there, not realizing that the person standing beside you is “in love” with the very dress you just declared “looks like a scarecrow’s castoff.” Oops. 🙂 We’ve all done it. But you know what?! Mistakes are how we learn! No one is perfect. We develop our own sense of truth by bouncing ideas and thoughts around, sometimes aloud, until we find out what feels right to US.

The Internet, of course, turns momentary lapses in judgement into epic dramas! I have empathy for anyone who is trying to develop their own views and beliefs in an online world where there is no room for tolerance and understanding (this isn’t one of them, BTW). What happened to you was very unfortunate. I hope you don’t let it stop you from feeling free to be yourself without fear of judgment. Hugs! 🙂