Comments on: Triana’s Journal: Self-Esteem

By: Megan Byers

Megan Byers — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:58:23 +0000

I think talking about self esteem makes it stronger so you can get more ideas
to strenghten it or change it up! When you talk about other people’s self
esteem and they find out, 1:they will be mad at you. 2:that might lower there
self esteem. Which hurts someone because, well, that is how you gain courage
to go up to someone and tell them that you dont like what they are doing or,
go up to someone you like.

By: Eve Bourne

Eve Bourne — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:50:12 +0000

I tihnk having self-esteem is a very important part of who you are. I mean
talking about someone behind their backs is just plain R-U-D-E! If you have no
self-esteem you’re hurting other people than just yourself. Every person is
different in a lot of ways, and that’s great. If everyone was the same… the
world would be like a big pot whole! Now take some pride and realize the
people you’re hurting and apologize!

By: Jen Byrne

Jen Byrne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:57:46 +0000

Resorting to criticizing others is a pretty sad way to try and build your own
self-esteem. While some people may think it makes them feel better, I would
find it hard to imagine that the feeling doesn’t change from pleasure to pain
and guilt. Complimenting and praising others actually feels much better and
actually leaves you feeling better too!! It takes very little to share a bit
of heart and a big smile with someone.

By: Saira Espinosa

Saira Espinosa — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:51:01 +0000

I think self-esteem is very important because if you think that talking about
people is making you feel good about your self, it is really not. If you have
no self-esteem you’re not just hurting yourself you’re hurting other people
too. You can pretend all you want that by talking about people it is making
you feel good,well it is not, you actually feel bad but you just don’t want to
show that. I think we are all the same in a different ways because we are all
human so I think we should just live life and not make a big deal of what
people are wearing or what they do. We should just live life and be happy the
way we are.

By: Brandie Bush

Brandie Bush — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:25:54 +0000

i think trianna is right because having good self esteem it is good but to
critisize others to get is completely wrong and disrespectful!!!!!

By: adrian michael thomas fisher

adrian michael thomas fisher — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:09:30 +0000

i like to think of myself as a good person but sometimes it doesnt really
work. i mean everyones mean at one point or another its just some people are
meaner than others.

By: Quentin

Quentin — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:03:01 +0000

I think tree is trying to talk about how rude and how it feels when you insult
someone to get self-of steem.I do think it is okay to criticize someone to get
self- of steem but after awhile itmakes me feel sad and guilty because it
makes the other person feels sad so it should be okay sometimes not all the
time

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:49:55 +0000

I have thought about criticism lots of times because I was a person who
gossiped about another person because I was gossiped about a lot when I was
little because I was skinny and I regret making fun of that person. Wow,
Triana was right.

By: Cody

Cody — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:40:48 +0000

I think that what Triana was saying made sense because on a day when your
confidence is needing a boost do you really want to say bad things about
yourself? No. But in the end, you don’t get an everlasting self-esteem boost
for saying things that don’t really matter about someone else either. If you
do need that 2 minutes of confidence just to feel bad after that, then I know
why you didn’t have much self-esteem in the first place.

By: Chance

Chance — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:37:04 +0000

Triana is right. Bringing down others just makes you feel better for a little
while.

I think self-esteem is the most important thing. Even if other people don’t
like you, you can forget that and feel good about who you are. Don’t make
petty insults to make you feel good about yourself. Find the good things in
life.