The following article was copied from the website Stay Teen: http://www.stayteen.org/
Mercury recommends this site as a resource for advice.
You can’t escape your teen years without having to deal with rumors—it’s just one of those crappy realities. Whether you’ve started one, are hearing one, or the rumor is about you, here are some things to keep in mind:
Technology can make people mean. It’s just a lot easier to type something nasty about someone than it is to say it to their face. Whether it’s a facebook post, a text message, a tweet, or a blog post, hiding behind a screen can increase someone’s cruelty 10 fold. When you say something to someone’s face you have to see their reaction—and if what you’re saying is mean, you might stop yourself because you feel badly when you see how much your words are upsetting them. Not having to see the other person’s reaction lets people type things they would feel way too guilty about actually saying in person.
normal.