Being an admin is tough.
People hold you to a higher standard of behaviour than "regular" end users.
However, you indeed must hold yourself to that standard because YOU took on the responsibility.
Yes, it's a thankless job.
People try to drag you into a pit full of poo. Then they hurl abuse at you for not joining them -- especially when you tell them, "Stop rolling around in the poo pit!"
You got to be above it all because if you roll around in the poo pit, you'll smell like poo.