Look, the world sucks for everyone. You have NVLD, the person sitting next to you is on Wellbutrin so they can get out of bed in the morning, the person on your other side is taking melatonin so they can get to sleep at night, the person behind you is sticking their finger down their throat after every meal, the person in front of you is wearing a long-sleeved shirt to hide the gash they gave themselves after they got dumped. I'm unimpressed by your complaints about the cross you need to bear, especially when I know people with the same cross who don't seem to have a problem with talking about things if they get confused or are uncertain, much less *not* groping people unless they ask permission first. But it does make me sad that expressing the need for personal responsibility is all it takes to be labeled insensitive.
As for those third parties, tell them that unless they give you information sufficient for you to change your behavior by telling you who has been made uncomfortable and how, the onus for the discomfort is on their shoulders, not yours. Their demands are petty attempts at manipulation as well as expressions of cowardice and should be met with the contempt they deserve (unless you're feeling kind, in which case pity is the proper expression).
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Date: 2006-03-26 06:13 pm (UTC)As for those third parties, tell them that unless they give you information sufficient for you to change your behavior by telling you who has been made uncomfortable and how, the onus for the discomfort is on their shoulders, not yours. Their demands are petty attempts at manipulation as well as expressions of cowardice and should be met with the contempt they deserve (unless you're feeling kind, in which case pity is the proper expression).