Ok - so the other day I was talking with a friend and bemoaning some of the insensitivity's that have spilled from the mouths of people... oh people.. I wonder how many times someone has been deeply hurt because another person spoke without thinking. In all fairness I wonder how many people I have deeply hurt because I spoke without thinking. I think my most favourite is this, "Are you pregnant?'" "Nope, I'm just fat." I really love to speak clearly in response to some of these types of questions.. Because you tell me, if you asked or insinuated that someone was preggers and she responded with, 'I'm just fat'... tell me that you wouldn't think about three times first the next time you wanted to ask someone that question? I feel part of my mission in life is to protect the next guy/gal from insensitive remarks.
IN fact - I think people should have to take a social skills course before being released into the wild. Seriously. Can you imagine how much nicer life could be if people knew how to interact?
Someone once said that the things that bother you the most about others are generally things you don't like about yourself. SO for our first lesson of the day - take an honest look at the way YOU interact with others... what do you think needs to change?
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