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Hello folks. I have witnessed and heard some things this holiday season that have made me cringe. I don't want to go into detail, although I feel like I could use a good vent... but I don't want my first post in '08 to be negative. So I'm going to try and find a positive way to channel my frustrations. I can't control others -- I can only control myself. I also know I'm not going to change people, but maybe by being a good example, some people might see there is a better way.
How do we combat cruel comments and juvenile observations? How do we deal with people who are so closed minded they don't even realize their statements can be hurtful? These are people that I care about. And they care about the people they are talking about. I heard so many snarky comments behind people's backs -- I know things are being said about me behind mine as well.
But I want to break the 'bitch' cycle. I want to rise above it. I want to break this cycle of shallowness that I witness in my own family and hear about in so many others. 'Oh, look at so and so -- they sure have gained weight!" "So and so is still thin, but her hips are getting bigger!"
You get the idea? These comments are made like there's nothing wrong with them... like it's perfectly OK to discuss these personal things like it's their business.
So while normally I want to rant and rave about how stupid it all is, I think I will refrain for now. It's their problem-- not mine, and not anyone's whose hips might be bigger or who has put on some weight over the past year.
I don't know why people have to be that way. I don't know why they feel like they have the right, and why they feel like they can nit pick at others, while their own lives are far from perfect.
On to my day -- I didn't feel the greatest today, so I stayed away from the gym. I plan to go tomorrow -- kids are back in school and it's back to a routine.
I hope everyone is enjoying the new year so far and that '08 will be GREAT for everyone!