Friends I know from smaller circles in life are cool with me on this topic, but I sometimes find it a challenge to read what a group of folks really think about me.
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When it comes to working with and building friendships in different groups these days you tend to run into a lot of drama. It comes from so many angles that the only sensible things to figure it out is through drowning it out, talking to folks, or making assumptions.
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However, people like me have seen the fires of bad rep behind the scenes. In the end, I don't like gossip. I grew up around stuff like that and had to sit and watch it poison cool people, polite people, even people calling themselves doing the right thing. It happens...
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Ever had a friend who cried "Everything's Fine" until it wasn't? That's life for ya. You do what you can to let people draw a perception of you based on their interactions with you, sometimes someone else's perceptions gets added.

...Then results may vary.
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In some messed up way, saying all that has a certain weight to it. Who knows if the person reading or hearing this will think about it fairly, we don't know.
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What I do know is that sometimes I bump into some pretty colorful words online and IRL and have to live with them. One day, those words might become too much... In the meantime, I do what I can regardless of the ever increasing burden I bear. Sadly, that's my lifestyle.
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What I can say is this: If you ever find yourself talking Mad Mess about somebody, say it to their face somehow.
-Speak your mind, without regret-
Do you really want to become a bully and keep them guessing? Do you want morals built on giving folks the cold shoulder?
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On that note, I guess the reason why I made this...
Deep down I've seen everyone I admire sometimes stoop to dirty tactfulness to make a point, and call it "harmless". Slowly but surely it will sort itself out. For now, take what ever lessons you want from this thread.
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Do not plant seeds of doubt. It'll blossom a formulation of your concerns.