Say what I mean when it counts

I recently had a friend make a decision that I believe to be completely foolish. So I told her so. This decision could ruin her life. I told her exactly how I felt about it in no uncertain terms. She’s still going ahead with it. But I will never have to feel like I could have stopped it if things go wrong.

I find that sometimes, when the truth just needs to be told, and I know it’s harsh, I just can’t make myself say it. Sometimes people need to hear things that they don’t want to. I’m just so scared of what they’ll say after I tell them the truth.