The Problem with Doing Anything On the Internet is that Some People Just Don’t Know How To Behave Out Here: I

I played polo with you, I wonder if you'll delete this, or if you know who this is... said...

This post is such bull, Kyle. I bet you wrote this just to spite this person because that's just the kind of person you are. The only reason you would write this is because you WANT this person to read it, and yet you "doubt he frequents [your] blog" - bullshit. You are literally the most self-centered person I have ever met! You think you are the only person with problems!? What about your brother, huh?? I bet he got the way he did because of you. I'd like to see you write a post about him, but I bet you can't do it without being a ****! Why? Because you 'seem' to care about this person, yet you treat him like ****! Heck, you probably don't give a **** about your brother... you gave him hell in the locker room and that was public, I can only imagine how you treated him at home

I knew I’d get heckled sooner or later, and this is the first.  Out of respect of the author, the dignity of the site, and my personal integrity I had to pull the quote above off of His Developmental Step.  I have reposted it here in full, with the exception of three omitted words.

First of all, I want to let my readers know that I take their comments very seriously, positive or negative.  However I hold my friends’ privacy to the upmost priority and therefore will not be able to reply too much to this comment.  My friend, who I wrote about in His Developmental Step, knew of the article before its posting.  I specifically asked him if he would be okay with me writing an article about him, and then I offered him the opportunity to review and edit the article as he saw fit.  He declined the offer, and I put the post up without his input.  I have extended similar offers to all my friends who have been directly mentioned in my blog.

If you think that I am writing the article strictly for myself, in order to manipulate a friend, you are wrong and missing the point of the article.  The goal of the article fits well within the purview of this site.  While the article is not addressed specifically at him, it is addressed to someone who is going through a similar situation.

That time within your life can be very difficult, dark, and challenging.  I wrote this article as a beacon, to be a hope at the end of the tunnel for those who are suffering and in pain.  It is hard to identify yourself when your identity is what you are in turmoil over.  It is just as difficult to watch a friend go through this process.

Yes, I wrote this article partially for myself.  This blog has replaced my personal daily journal—what would have been one of my entries can become my best article due to the emotional attachment that I’m able to convey through my language.  This blog is certainly not selfless, nor does it pretend to be.

As for my brother—it is true.  I was not as nice to him as I could have been back in high school.  We were certainly brothers of war then.  In constant battle trying to outperform one another out of some stupid brotherly contest you only care for as a child.

However since then our friendship has developed and changed.  Since the introduction of college, my brother and I have grown up.  We both have realized how much we do care for one another, and we certainly no longer fight as we once did.

Now I’ll speak to you directly author.  No, I have no idea who you are- however I don’t think you’re someone who I played polo with.  They were better friends with me than this.  If you wish to discuss this in a less anonymous and public matter, I will be more than willing to do so.