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Wingus Dingus

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1. What about the kind of people who honestly wouldn't give a fuck

Reply to StrictlyRockers (Original post)

Thu Jun 24, 2021, 04:10 PM

Jun 2021

that it's a mom with a birthday cake in the back, they're still going to tailgate and terrorize her? A lot of people, even while knowing mitigating facts about someone, will still be assholes. Edit to add: it's still a good coping mechanism, I don't mean to discount it.

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Try to give people the most generous reason you can for their behavior. [View all] StrictlyRockers Jun 2021 OP

What about the kind of people who honestly wouldn't give a fuck Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #1

Maybe they left their cakes out in the rain... Harker Jun 2021 #5

Ugh, that song. Do not want it in my head... Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #8

Sorry. Harker Jun 2021 #9

I had that earworm a few days ago. Now you've gone and triggered it again! Arkansas Granny Jun 2021 #18

I owe you one. Maybe two. Harker Jun 2021 #21

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That's good to hear. Harker Jun 2021 #28

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It's all very confusing... Hugin Jun 2021 #12

Lol! I love this! Treefrog Jun 2021 #15

I actually do this. It's helpful. Mosby Jun 2021 #3

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Some Buddhists teach that Haggard Celine Jun 2021 #4

It can be challenging. Harker Jun 2021 #6

Opportunities abound for learning experiences. StrictlyRockers Jun 2021 #14

Absolutely. Harker Jun 2021 #17

Why are they like that? We will likely never know the details... sanatanadharma Jun 2021 #10

Words to live by................. secondwind Jun 2021 #11

Trumphumper: incurable brain-eating worm disease patient? Vinca Jun 2021 #13

K and r. Treefrog Jun 2021 #16

Here's my example Leith Jun 2021 #19

Why are there thorns on the rosebush? Harker Jun 2021 #20

I'm an impatient driver still ... but I use to be worse. I was ... Whiskeytide Jun 2021 #22

I find myself doing this often during the last few years... as I gracefully age. lamp_shade Jun 2021 #23

And less stressed! n/t DEbluedude Jun 2021 #24

Excellent advice. nt Ilsa Jun 2021 #26

This is so true. Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #27