Some people have asked if I’d respond to Alison should she ever contact me in the future. Truthfully, I don’t know. I just don’t know. I’d like to think that I wouldn’t because that would be the smarter and safer thing to do, but I think it would depend on what mood I was in at the time. If I was in a good mood I would be more likely to focus on her good points. In a bad mood, I would remember her negative traits. 

All I do know is that people will always have a problem with you if you have any complaints or anything negative to say about them, no matter how justified your words maybe. Yes, I would score more points with people and have a lot more friends if I kept my mouth shut whenever anybody said or did anything I found offensive or even just slightly bothersome in any way, but I can’t live that way. I would not only be being untrue to myself but not very honest with the person as well if I didn’t speak up. This doesn’t mean I would say something about every single little thing, but when up bunch of little things add up or something big has occurred that really gets to me; I just have to say something. I’m just not one of those who can sit back and take shit as much as I sometimes wish I could be. 

I know I’m not perfect myself. I can be impatient, selfish, and sometimes not very tolerant. I need to work on that and I know this. But at the same time, I’m just me being me, like it or not. Sure, some might see my not being open to future friendships as a bad thing, but if it’s bad to look out for myself and avoid any potential headaches and hassles, then I could really get used to being bad. ;)