Are You Actually a Hater? Here’s How to Find Out
6 types of negative attitudes and 7 ways to counteract the hater in you
We all know someone who talks smack constantly. Whatever it is; a casual conversation, a song on the radio, the latest Netflix binge, that person is spewing venom about it. It’s hilarious to hear what the hater thinks, especially when it’s obscene or entirely offensive. The hater becomes enraptured in the passion of their negativity and judgments, and thinks they know more than every other person in the room. Their all-knowing status makes them the supreme judge with final verdict on what’s dumb, ugly, worthless, pointless, or generally cringy and horrible. You can only laugh or roll your eyes, hoping they’re not serious.
I have the absolute pleasure and pain of being the mother to a hater child. My youngest son, Tierney, was seemingly born a hater. We nicknamed him Stewie (i.e. Family Guy’s hateful little cutie) by the age of two. While most infants and toddlers frolicked on the playground and squealed in delight at being pushed on the swings, my son kept a stone-cold face, expressionless other than to express discontent if you dared stop pushing his swing. I made funny faces and sang silly songs to get him to laugh and be playful. Nothing. He looked at me, stoic and unblinking, like I’m a complete idiot.
