daveman
Diamond Member
No one can hurt your feelings without your permission. That permission is intrinsically part of the relationship we have with some people...family, lovers, friends....and that's okay; we can't love and be loved without letting people in where they can do some damage. That's part of the deal: We love and are loved, and take the chance of those people hurting us. Because the rewards vastly outweigh the risks.
But there's one group of people to whom you have to consciously grant the permission to hurt you: Anonymous internet strangers on a message board.
Why in heaven's name would you grant them that permission? Why give strangers that power over you? That's just asking for pain.
But there's one group of people to whom you have to consciously grant the permission to hurt you: Anonymous internet strangers on a message board.
Why in heaven's name would you grant them that permission? Why give strangers that power over you? That's just asking for pain.