Okay, so here’s the thing. When I criticize someone in the FJJ, he generally gets criticized just once. I, on the other hand, get criticized ALL THE TIME, and I don’t mean in the paper. I mean on the street and in Bagel Hole and in Shul and now in the Coffee Room. I get people who think I was too rough on someone or not rough enough or should have written about something else or should just shut up altogether. I get it all the time! Now granted, I also get a lot of folks who like my letters and tell me how much they add to their Shabbosim, and that is indeed quite gratifying. But many of the critics (present company excluded, of course!) come across as petty and petulant and jealous and mean. It’s very annoying, but I guess it’s the price I have to pay for being your humble servant.
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