Thursday, February 04, 2010

“Because we’re friends”

How do you say something that needs to be said without hurting the person that needs to hear it. Or does she need to hear it? Maybe some words are best never voiced.
Does “because we’re friends” make it safe and alright to say whatever we think the other needs to hear even though we know it might hurt them?
“Because we’re friends” isn’t a license to say and do what YOU think the other person can handle, it’s a slippery slope that needs to be carefully walked. Because you need to clear the air doesn’t mean the other person is ready to hear what you have to say in the particular why you say it. And then after you’ve said what it is you just had to say “because we’re friends” you think things are okay but I’m having a difficult time working my way around the words. The words that sounded angry. I’m having a difficult time making my words and thoughts maneuver around the words that want to come out but that I’m trying hard to keep in “because we’re friends”.

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