Fail

[thistledowns]

My ability to keep a positive mentality is only so good as my ability to avoid certain people who just really aren't very good for my self-esteem

Comments

[norwaygranny]

Hugs!!! Here's something I told my kids when they were small and came home from school after being bullied. Learn how to deal with bullies cause they are everywhere - even when you are grown.
That guy had no right to talk to you that way! But jerks and asshole are everywhere. Next time you see this creature, walk the other way - don't even look at him - if you get drawn into a conversation with him, he will only get nastier to justify himself. You don't need people like him - you deserve respect and kindness. Blessings

[thistledowns]

Thanks.. ::hugs back:: I'm actually feeling a bit better now, than I was earlier. I do, however, feel I need to tell him that the things he said were hurtful. I don't know if he even realizes that they are. (kind of silly, I suppose, of me to think that. But sometimes, he seems rather oblivious to everyone except himself.)

[thistledowns]

::laughs:: it really does make me wonder... yeah.

[melissa_lenore]

*hugs* I have people like this in my life too. Or actually, I HAD people like this in my life. Back-handed compliments were the order of the day - you look great - but a couple more pounds and you'd be stunning! Um...WHAT?!?

You are correct in your initial assessment - you must surround yourself with people who are good for you. And to agree with Soul Warden...this guy DEFINITELY needs something better to do with his time and a healthy dose of Ginkgo for his memory.

[thistledowns]

Actually, he needs a healthy dose of humility and an actual good look at himself, but I'm not going to tell him that, this late in the day.. since he's very fond of reminding anyone who tries, that he doesn't know what humility is, and that being humble isn't something he can do.