Talking among my female friends, I realized that many are deeply offended by criticism. The source of the criticism can be from our spouse, family members, and friends. Sometimes it can be an acquaintance who may say something about your Facebook post. If it is a constructive criticism, we should learn to take it right. However, when you receive hurtful criticism, we tend to take it too personally and cannot shake it off.
The other day, I was discussing life in general with a group of women much older than I. During our two-hour conversation, I have never heard so many F words in my life from a bunch of the educated, mature women. But their attitude was very refreshing to me. Basically, they don’t give a damn about what other people think. We need to live our lives and be true to ourselves.
I don’t know if it gets easier to fend off criticism as you age, but that is a critical skillset we need it at all ages. We should learn to stay clear from insincere criticism from anyone. Give the person the bird in our minds and move on. Life is short. We have better things to do.
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