I Admire Honesty And Sincerity
Maybe I'm too suspicious. I don't know.
But I've been lied to or hurt too many times in my lifetime to believe readily what people might say to me. Or do.
It's nice to hear a compliment when it's sincerely given. My friends (both online and off)have been with me long enough that I can appreciate what they say. It's the people that I don't really know that I hesitate to believe. I thank them for their time and taking note of my efforts to respond. But, too many times, people use a word of praise as a double-edged sword to wedge their way into my world and think nothing of sending me stuff I would rather not see or read.
My old EP (now SW) online friends, and those I have acquired on SW since joining this site - I mean none of you. I would trust you with my last dollar. You all know who you are and I consider myself lucky to have every one of you. It's the newcomers I refer to - mostly men who will send me a post or two, then begin to get graphic and ask me weird questions,or really nosey ones, or just plain sickening ones that make me want to hurl! I give them no encouragement, but still they persist.
My parents taught me to be polite in dealing with people, so what can't be cured must be well-endured -
But it's hard. Damn, it's hard.
But I've been lied to or hurt too many times in my lifetime to believe readily what people might say to me. Or do.
It's nice to hear a compliment when it's sincerely given. My friends (both online and off)have been with me long enough that I can appreciate what they say. It's the people that I don't really know that I hesitate to believe. I thank them for their time and taking note of my efforts to respond. But, too many times, people use a word of praise as a double-edged sword to wedge their way into my world and think nothing of sending me stuff I would rather not see or read.
My old EP (now SW) online friends, and those I have acquired on SW since joining this site - I mean none of you. I would trust you with my last dollar. You all know who you are and I consider myself lucky to have every one of you. It's the newcomers I refer to - mostly men who will send me a post or two, then begin to get graphic and ask me weird questions,or really nosey ones, or just plain sickening ones that make me want to hurl! I give them no encouragement, but still they persist.
My parents taught me to be polite in dealing with people, so what can't be cured must be well-endured -
But it's hard. Damn, it's hard.
61-69, F
