Cowardly Haters
I suppose one of the worst feelings in the world is realizing that everybody you know may totally hate you behind your back. Even one “friend†deceiving you can call into question everybody else in your life. When all Kim’s shit hit the fan I took up for her. I never once questioned that it was the right thing to do. She had my back completely when I caused a crash and would do the same for her. On facebook, things go bad quickly, but with everybody posting in the open, it fizzled quickly. The anonymous forums are another beast all together. Early on I checked them just to see when the news hit but then I never when back; and I never told Kim. People who won’t post with their names are cowards. When Kim found out she was devastated but I told her she needed to stay strong and just let it go… I hadn’t read the posts yet. Either these folks trolled months of my facebook history or they are friends on facebook and have been taking notes on the things they hate about me for a while. Even after everything I told Kim, it did make me feel a little sick inside to see my name and quotes from my facebook called out on another forum. I felt a little violated and it did take me a few minutes to force myself past it. The damage is already done as I don’t think I’ll look at my cycling acquaintances the same ever again.