whoozqueen

When someone posts a strong alternative opinion to a discussion group, and either starts or ends the opinion with a statement along the lines of:

"...you're all going to hate me"
"...you all think Im horrible.."
and so on and so forth.

I mean, reeeeeally. Grow the fuck up. If you have an opinion, and you know that its going to cause ripples, own the damn thing. Don't make it everyone else's fault/problem and don't ASS-ume that absolutely everyone hates you and doesn't agree with your opinion.

It gives me the whoops. Straight away, you're making ASS-umptions based on your own fears of not being accepted in the group, often on the basis that the regular that post are the only ones reading the list. Others have opinions, some may be the same as your own but are too shy to post. If you water your strong opinion down with "everybody hates me, nobody loves me" you're not doing your side any favours.

My dictate for the day. Have an opinion and express it, whatever the consequence. And don't throw no damn tantrum dance - Oh No! Someone Disagreed With Me And Now I'll Have to Leave the List - when someone does have a conflicting opinion to yours, because again, with the suckitude and the wah-wah, people.

Gah. Sometimes, being a List-Mom spins my head round.