This past week I was excited because I had been patiently awaiting season two of the hit Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.”

While googling the trailer, I came across several negative reviews basically degrading the show and its purpose.

People claimed that the producers and cast were ‘insensitive’ to suicide and portrayed it as a selfish act, as they believe it is not.

I was shocked to read all of the negative comments and articles regarding the show because I have enjoyed it so much.

People made statements somewhere along the lines that Hannah, the main character who ended her life, was not victimized as she should have been and that the entire series glorifies suicide.

I had to stop to wonder if anyone had actually taken the time to watch each episode or not after continuing reading.

For those who took the time to watch what is available of the series, fantastic. We are all entitled to our opinions.

However, I do not think that after getting through the heartbreaking show that you can truly make the statement that suicide is “glorified.”

I know that people struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression, but that is no excuse to attack the way the producers who are trying to make a difference cast a light on it.

Everyone goes through things, and I would be lying if I said that I have not struggled myself. The thing is, this show helped me see that all of the hurt that I started to normalize should never be accepted as normal.

The whole reason this famous book by Jay Asher was turned into a Netflix hit was to make people more aware of these things and hopefully more sensitive to others feelings.

Everyone in the cast is absolutely distraught by the loss of Hannah Baker, even months later. There is not one moment where someone puts suicide into positive connotation, and the issues that this series brings to the table are real issues that hit extremely close to home.

High school is one of the hardest environments I have ever put myself in. People talk just to hear their own voices, and no one puts each other's feelings into consideration. You see it every day. People make up lies, and suddenly everyone accepts it as the truth whether they know for sure or not. Kids are mean, and there is no getting around it whichever way you want to interpret it.

Your family life, physical appearance, and overall existence are called into question the minute you set foot in a school setting. No one is there to help you, and your friends nine times out of ten do not actually end up being your friends.

Quite frankly, it is bullshit. Hannah was subject to all of the things that nearly everyone has experienced; gossip, back-stabbing friends, and a lack of trust in the school system. Why would anyone trust the school systems these days?

I mean, seriously. You walk into school in the mornings knowing that you might not walk out, and school shootings have become a sickening norm.

13 Reasons Why hits on just about everything that I, myself, see wrong with the high school. She takes her life and leaves the tapes behind to tell her story. The show was never intended to demonize her role nor praise the concept of suicide.

I think that after watching this incredible show, you are given the peace of mind knowing that it is not just you. Fictional or not, the things that happen in this show happen every day.

Kids are bullied, hurt, and nowadays even killed. Why are there so many school shootings? Are we really going to keep neglecting the idea that it’s not just gun control issues? Kids, mentally sane or not, are driven to a breaking point. Granted, there is variation amongst different peoples breaking points. And by no means am I justifying any of them, but I do truly believe that kindness goes further than any of us have come to understand.

Granted, most of us have not even tried. After experiencing it first-hand and watching my sweet little brother go through it this past week, bullying is never going to not affect someone. No kid should come home upset or be dreading school the next day.

No mother or father should have to experience the grief that Hannah’s parents portray in the series... and the same goes for friends. It’s ridiculous and it needs to stop.

So here is an idea... maybe, rather than sitting back and critiquing a show that was made to make people aware of the terrible culture that we have been living in, maybe we should all try to be a little nicer to one another.

There are better things to do with our time, such as working to consider others feelings and not just our own.