Remind myself that communicating via text is no substitute for face to face contact

I sent someone a txt yesterday, it was full of things that I sincerely wanted to say, be clear about.

But, one of the problems with me is that I am scared, I hide behind humour, people end up misunderstanding me, my real intentions and I don’t realize that.

This last year, I thought I was being very clear about how I felt about something.

turns out I wasn’t,
turns out I should have said more,
I should have been brave,
I should have stood up for myself
and the situation I was in.

Life can be lonely sometimes.

Through the power of 43 things and places, I appear to be inadvertently finding creative ways to offend people.

I’ve been signed up for less than a week, already I’ve unintentionally insulted two people. Last weekend I hinted that one friendly member was an adolescent attention seeker, and just this evening I’ve implied that a thoughtful, articulate and intelligent person was in fact someone with learning difficulties.

Maybe I should adopt a new goal:

“Systematicly come up with creative ways to unintentionally insult every member of 43things.”

Tut Tut, Ah, Thank you, Thank you, I insincerely hope you find this entry offensive, if so great, my work here is done.