Wednesday, February 11, 2009

So you had a bad day

We all have bad days every now and then. And some of us have bad days every day. Some of us are just not pleasant people to be around even.

It doesn't matter your reason for your bad day. You stopped taking your meds and you're crazy. You don't feel well. Someone stole your lunch money. It's raining. It's sunny. You fought with your spouse. Whatever. I do not care. If I did not cause your bad day, please do not take it out on me. If I caused it, please feel free to tell me what I did wrong if you're not sure I know. If I apologize, forgive me and get over it.

It is not necessary for you to huff and puff around for hours on end because someone pissed in your corn flakes 2 days ago. If you can't get over yourself, go somewhere else. One thing wrong does not mean everything is or will be wrong.

I am not your whipping post. I am not a child. I am noT incompetent. I am not ignorant and I am not a liar.

I do not take my bad day or mood out on you. I always treat you with respect and kindness. I do not think it too much to ask for me to expect to receive the same treatment.

I don't care if you feel that you need to yell at and belittle people to make them hear and obey you. Ohhhh you're a hardass. Nobody really cares. People do not respect you because you get loud and mean. They dislike you for it. Nobody is afraid of you. Just because others do not fight you back, does not mean we are frightened, it means we have better things to do and prefer to behave like, oh I don't know....adults.

Some things learned in childhood should not be forgotten:

Treat others how you want to be treated.
Respect is earned.
You cannot force someone to respect you.
If you make a mistake, say you're sorry.
If someone does something to you, forgive them.
Be kind.

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