Rumor Control

I bet that everyone has had at least one nasty rumor spread around about them, whether it's true or not. It's usually about relationships, grades, family matters, friendships, looks, so on and so on. I hate how people just assume they know you and talk behind your back as if you guys are best friends, when in reality, you've never even spoken a single word to each other. Rumors hurt people. THE END. Rumors cause hurt and pain in people's lives because not everything people say are true. Rumors cause tears and feelings of hate and most importantly, rumors break up friendships and bonds. I hate how there are so many nosy people out there these days who speak as if they know what happened or they've seen what happened. But of course, in reality, we know that they either took it from context or "thought" they heard about it. It makes me so frustrated because I know I can't do anything when these rumors come out because I'm not the type of person who will go up to someone and punch them or anything. I try to settle things nonviolently and maturely but I'm not saying there aren't times where I just am SO tempted to walk up to that person and smack some sense into them.