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gollygee

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9. When she was writing that Facebook post

Reply to MisterP (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 09:11 AM

Mar 2016

She thought she was being a nice kind person, doing a good deed. She meant well. And yeah the term "well meaning" kind of assumes it wasn't actually good. Like you meant well but failed.

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well-meaning, eh? MisterP Mar 2016 #1

New Yorkers often say 'S/he means well." KamaAina Mar 2016 #2

or "that's one bed you can't unsoil" MisterP Mar 2016 #3

When she was writing that Facebook post gollygee Mar 2016 #9

Thank you for posting. I'm glad I read that. Very enlightening LuvLoogie Mar 2016 #4

This is some amazing cringe right here Prism Mar 2016 #5

Good article laundry_queen Mar 2016 #6

Update: Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #7

That is a beautifully written rant. ROFL. gollygee Mar 2016 #8