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One of the phrases I've heard most of my (adult) life is "How come you can do that and I can't?"
My usual response? "Because I'm me."
Anyone who knows me knows what I am on a basic level. And what to expect. And what that if I'm pissed with them, I'll tell them. And if I don't understand something, I'll ask. And that I don't have a lot of time for beating around the bushes to protect someone else's sense of self-worth, if I think that they need to know something.
I'm not actively cruel. I'm also not going to suffer an idiotic situation.
And everyone knows that.
How come I can do this?
Because they do know.
And because of that, I can be me, and not have to apologize for it. Anyone who doesn't like it can register a complaint with the management. If you're important enough to me, and I'm willing to change that part, I'll do something about it. If not, no harm, no foul, we both walk away.
The only headache is, this means I have no clue how the rest of you do it.
My usual response? "Because I'm me."
Anyone who knows me knows what I am on a basic level. And what to expect. And what that if I'm pissed with them, I'll tell them. And if I don't understand something, I'll ask. And that I don't have a lot of time for beating around the bushes to protect someone else's sense of self-worth, if I think that they need to know something.
I'm not actively cruel. I'm also not going to suffer an idiotic situation.
And everyone knows that.
How come I can do this?
Because they do know.
And because of that, I can be me, and not have to apologize for it. Anyone who doesn't like it can register a complaint with the management. If you're important enough to me, and I'm willing to change that part, I'll do something about it. If not, no harm, no foul, we both walk away.
The only headache is, this means I have no clue how the rest of you do it.
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