tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post2649233942882105145..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: Build a Bridge...Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-33942453009844235782014-06-27T14:49:40.776-05:002014-06-27T14:49:40.776-05:00I am so glad that at this time I don't have an...I am so glad that at this time I don't have any of these types in my life. I can't stand that type of thing. But some of the people I am around are Southern women which means they are fake to your face and smile but they stab you in the back later. With my NYC influence and Yankee roots I was raised to speak the truth and to be direct. A couple of Texan men have accused me of yelling at them when I was speaking in a normal volume voice but was just speaking directly and plainly about a problem. Because I was not sugar coating and saying, honey and talking like Southern women with a drawl and acting submissive. Whatever. ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-605092088270488272014-06-24T22:54:46.551-05:002014-06-24T22:54:46.551-05:00Yes! In fact, in response to this blog post, some...Yes! In fact, in response to this blog post, someone I have known for a long time write this to me:<br /><br /><br />"Well then,...you had best unfriend me, because I relish sarcasm....I've nurtured it in my kid... I respect and treasure it as a sign of high intelligence (which, by the way, it is)."<br /><br />My reply? " As always, you are free to respond to my writing as you wish."<br /><br />Man, who knew my musings about such a subject would cause such an uproar...On the other hand, it's hard to hear the truth.<br /><br />.....................................<br /><br />As for the bully calling victim when people stand up for for themselves, you are SO SPOT ON. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-74265654616232332502014-06-24T22:45:15.395-05:002014-06-24T22:45:15.395-05:00Spot on! It's absolutely a form of bullying, m...Spot on! It's absolutely a form of bullying, made worse when the person doing it cries victim when their target stands up for themselves. I find so many people with abrasive kinds of personalities are wearing a mask of some sort, to hide something about themselves they're really insecure about. or they think being witty and sarcastic equates people thinking they're really funny. I've also known people who are really obnoxious and sarcastic and at times plain nasty and I feel sorry for them, because they seem to be making a conscious choice to be that way. That they're aware they don't have to be like that but it has become their default mode of operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com