it’s not intentional, i promise! i’m 23F and working on an undergrad honours thesis and naturally getting critiqued about it. the comments are good and helpful, my committee are experienced mentors and super lovely people besides. i leave the meeting feeling a little embarrassed but also smarter and ready to work.
but when i try and talk about it during my day, i end up making it sound so harsh? i caught myself out loud today, sharing an edit i received on a draft, and i had to be like—that’s not what they said OR how they said it. that wasn’t even implied. i don’t even know where that came from.
(it’s just funny and a little stupid bc i do encounter properly cruel people, and in those cases, i wonder if i’m misrepresenting them and they’re actually nicer than i think.)