how to avoid writing something mean on someone's facebook status update

I'm sure we all  have friends on Facebook whose status updates annoy us. Most of the time we have enough self-control to brush it off. We say UGH, roll our eyes and move on, but sometimes some people are just begging for a mean smart-ass comment and sometimes you're just in the right mood to be a bitch. Whoever it is that annoys you on your page (why they are your FB friends to begin with is a whole other topic), whether they post too many photos of themselves or their pets, post too many inspirational quotes, brag about exercising, brag about all the sex they're having, etc. In order to resist the urge to comment, call a friend instead and talk about the mean things you want to write like, "You should probably stop talking about how much you love going to the gym every day because people will start to wonder why it's not working" or "How do you get to travel so much without having a job?" Get it out of your system this way. I've been known to write a thing or two on people's page, delete, then have to apologize for it later. So, I've found the key is to have a buddy to call like a Sponsor if you will-- when the strings of smart-ass-ness and meanness start to tug at you.

How do you avoid making these comments?


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