Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

This past week, I feel like I keep saying the wrong things.

What's even worse, is that the things that I've been saying are how I really feel. If the things I was saying were stupid things I didn't care about, then I would attempt to stop and probably feel bad for being a bitch. In this case, however, I feel bad because I feel like I'm being told that my feelings aren't important and I am at fault for feeling the way I do.

It might not seem like much, but I'm finding it to be a pretty bad situation. I'm a really blunt person and I don't think it is healthy to let things go that make you mad/sad/[insert negative emotion] for either person in a relationship. I think the person whose feelings are hurt has a right to express how they are feeling and should be able to expect that, if presented in a rational way, the other person should be receptive to the situation. I also think that the person who did something to make someone mad has a right to know what they did. Most likely the offender didn't know they were doing something hurtful, so the only way for this situation to be avoided in the future is to make it known.

I hate feeling like I'm being stupid for expecting a certain level of respect.

I hate it when someone tells you not to do something, but is actually doing the exact same thing you were doing.

I hate fights over retarded things that don't matter at all. If I had it my way, nothing this unimportant would ever escalate past the point of a short, serious discussion. I say, save the big guns for things that really matter.

I hate it when we zoom in so close that reality becomes distorted. I think everyone, myself included, would be much better off if he/she learned to take a step back and look at things from a wider angle.

More than anything, I hate wasting time because we never know when it's going to run out.