If you’re spouting hateful, ill-informed malarky on your social media platforms, don’t be shocked or ruffled when you don’t see or hear from me in your feed. Chances are, if you’re a repeat offender of these misdeeds, I’ve either blocked you or “unfriended” you. And let’s just take a minute for that vernacular while we’re on the topic, because it’s misleading. I haven’t stopped being your friend. I have ceased your vitriolic, unchecked, and/or ignorant spew from influencing my good attitude and perspective of the world and what I see to be my role in it. I LOVE seeing pictures of your kids, especially on the first day of school, every holiday, and any dress-up occasion. And send me ALL the prom pictures, recitals, and school plays you can squeeze on the facespace. Give me your animals. I want EVERY travel pic. Shoot—I’ll even enjoy an extravagant meal shot or a well-done selfie on occasion. But your anger? Your malice, prejudice or bias? That’s got no place in my entertainment. And that’s all this is. I use it to connect with people I love from all walks and ways. Yeah, it’s a platform for expressing views and beliefs, and when yours and mine butt up against one another, as long as we keep it classy and intelligent, we’ll have no problems. Don’t like what I’ve got to say or show? We can be adults and agree to disagree. I completely understand that removing me from your InstaGram isn’t the same as removing me from your life and hope you will, too. Still love y’all. Sure do.