An eye opening moment

 My response to a teen was rewritten, and my revived reply made her day and probably made a difference. 

I gave the question real thought, but also paused to make sure my reply was both helpful and kind.

It so happened that it was what she needed, as other replies had been unnecessarily judgmental, self-serving, and even abrupt or cruel. And these were from grown-ups!

This was different behavior for me, I'm ashamed to concede. I decided to make a day of giving only kind and helpful responses, no snark allowed even in situations that warranted it. In those situations, or where the person was being ugly themself, I simply moved along, telling myself it is absolutely not necessarily to react, and doing so just adds negative energy to the atmosphere.