It’s tough as I had to deal with minor bullies my whole life. As a child, I fought back literally. As an adult, I let it roll off my back or so I thought. Finally after many years, I spoke up and called them out. They backed off… it’s tough….
It’s good you were able to relate. Sorry you had to deal with that, too. There were times where I thought I rolled it off my back, but memory gets in the way. That’s good how they backed off from you though.
At least they are ex now! That’s good! I still can’t cut mine out….as they are determined to be in my life so I told them the new me won’t put up with their harassment….
When I was younger, I was taught to suck it up as I was inexperienced…. got steamrolled nonstop by elders. No more! People still think it’s ok to take me for granted but if they won’t leave then I will find a way that they are useful to me to compensate.
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Beautiful…and haunting all at the same time😊
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Thank you so much.
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Whew, aren’t we all?
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Thanks for relating.
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Nice – sums everything up perfectly
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Thanks, Ashley. I’m glad the haiku worked.
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It’s tough as I had to deal with minor bullies my whole life. As a child, I fought back literally. As an adult, I let it roll off my back or so I thought. Finally after many years, I spoke up and called them out. They backed off… it’s tough….
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It’s good you were able to relate. Sorry you had to deal with that, too. There were times where I thought I rolled it off my back, but memory gets in the way. That’s good how they backed off from you though.
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It’s even tougher when it’s family and friends ….
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I bet. I’ve had a case of a few (ex-)friends who I never thought would hurt me doing so.
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At least they are ex now! That’s good! I still can’t cut mine out….as they are determined to be in my life so I told them the new me won’t put up with their harassment….
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I guess that’s one brightside of them being ex-friends. Never thought of it that way. Thanks!
Sorry to hear about your ex-friends hounding you so much. Good on you for setting boundaries. I wish I was better at that when I was a lot younger.
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When I was younger, I was taught to suck it up as I was inexperienced…. got steamrolled nonstop by elders. No more! People still think it’s ok to take me for granted but if they won’t leave then I will find a way that they are useful to me to compensate.
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