This happens, I swear.
It’s just that the answer is always, um yeah sure, let’s absolutely do this.
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This happens, I swear.
It’s just that the answer is always, um yeah sure, let’s absolutely do this.
Hah! At least you have that process. The closest I’ve gotten to filtering this mind is typing furiously brilliant, snarky, enlightened retorts that will absolutely enrage at least half of the frequent commenters- and then I click the X at the top right corner of the screen before submitting. I still feel awesome and there’s zero backlash.
When I do this in real life though, I have a JD moment from Scrubs and zone out only to return to really awkward silence. At this point, I’m absolutely certain that whatever expression I’m wearing on my face, it’s entirely inappropriate. Where is Craig Ferguson when I need him most?
BRILLIANCE!
My process is: Is any of this affecting me? Will it ever affect me? Will it ever affect my loved ones? Will the person I say this to ever actually give a shit?
Last one is super important. Because, really, if it’s going to make no change, I’m just going to feel infuriated that I wasted my time and was ignored. And in glorious Taurean fashion, I will nonsensically, stubbornly, frustratedly keep pushing the issue thinking “Well, I said it once, why not once more? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?!” Which just digs me deeper. ::facepalm::
So I’ve learned it’s better to move along. :)
I have filter issues. Yesterday afternoon I read my horoscope and even it advised me to keep my opinions to myself. I guess I should have read it earlier. Maybe it would have stopped me from telling my friend she should not have kids in the off chance they turn out like her crazy sisters. In my defense, she asked for my opinion. I can’t be baited like that and then expected to hold my tongue.