I am tired of being the person who remains quiet and let’s
others voice their opinions about how horrible certain kinds of people are. I
am tired of being the person who doesn’t say anything when those people
outright insult me in the process. I am tired of so many people in this country
making generalizations about groups of people. I am tired of being the person
that always tries to be open-minded when around closed minded people. I am
tired of people always taking from me and never giving back. I am tired of
those people feeling like they have a right to do so.
In a nutshell……..I am tired of pretending. Why do I not get
the respect I show other people? Why do other people look at my life and assume
I have no problems? Why do people not care about my opinions and feel like it’s
their duty to tell me how wrong I am? Why do I continue to let them?
Without being political, this last election has taught me
something. I will *not* take this kind of attitude from people anymore. I will
*not* care what people think of me anymore. I will *not* bother to explain to
people how I feel when they quite obviously do *not* care how *I* feel. I will
*not* reach out to people who think I am the enemy when they do not even know
me and/or care to know the real me. I will *not* tolerate people saying it’s
impossible to do this or that – OR saying that I do not understand.
I do not owe everyone a reason for things I do and/or have
done. I DO deserve respect. From now on, I will not tolerate people who will
not or are apparently incapable of showing respect. From now on, I will not
pretend….
