Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Brutally Honest

Just in case you think I'm perfect ;) . . .

Do you ever say something, and then wish you'd kept your big mouth shut? Better yet, do you ever type something, and then wish you'd thought before pressing send? Hi I'm Courtney, and I pop off at the mouth.

When I get irritated, frustrated, annoyed, or impatient with people, I've been known to say things that I either immediately or in the course of time regret. I'm not a mean person (at least I don't think I am), but sometimes, my mouth gets ahead of my brain. Not saying it's right. Just being honest. See the title.

To add fuel to the fire, there are those people who just get to me. I know that's not good or right or kind, but it's the truth. Again, see the title. The thing is, for the most part, I give people the benefit of the doubt. I don't often ever go into relationships looking for problems, but when pushed I will push back. Maybe not at first, but in time, I will push back. Which is where the "popping off at the mouth" comes in. 

I also tend to have issues with trusting people once they've hurt me. If you've done something to violate my trust, I will be nice to you, and I don't hate you. But trust, well that's a whole other story. Hurt me once shame on you. Hurt me twice shame on me. I don't let my walls down easily. I don't become best friends with everyone I meet. So, if and when I do let you in and my trust is violated, it's hard to gain it back. Again, I'm not saying this is the way you should live your life. I'm just laying it all out there.

Which brings me back to my original point  . . . even when I say something hurtful, I always regret it. I'm far from perfect. I have issues just like everyone else. I'm still a work in progress.

And hopefully, I'll learn to keep my big mouth shut. In person and on the world wide web.

And no I'm not telling anyone exactly what I said and/or did.

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