jokes aren’t always funny even if they are to others

they can be hurtful while people are sensitive i or feeling low. i posted a status about how i read over 100 books in 2016 in three months and how proud i was of myself still to this day and someone i don’t even interact with commented “that’s a lot of dr. seuss books” and that hurt my feelings because I was so proud and it felt like this person was treating my accomplishment like i just read tiny books or something. i read full length novels, over 300 pages each book and felt so proud. i read fast. had a horrible childhood and reading was my escape from it all. i read thousands of books from 5th grade till now and I’ve always been so proud of myself for seeking books instead of drugs or anything i grew up around and it just felt like this person was devaluing my happiness in myself. I’m pregnant and maybe my hormones are making me sensitive but that comment made me cry and I can’t stand that people think it’s okay to make hurtful jokes to strangers without even considering the state of mind the person is in before making comments like that. i get i’m being too sensitive and insecure, even but i was happy before that comment was made and i feel like he ruined my night.