tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post7524161854516426904..comments2024-02-21T23:33:41.359-07:00Comments on Only a little Sugar-Coated: It doesn't make you kind - it just makes you feel like a slave.jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-50351531198782878272012-09-26T15:14:17.635-06:002012-09-26T15:14:17.635-06:00It's very empowering to be honest... it's ...It's very empowering to be honest... it's also scary. If you weren't secure in yourself, her look could have been enough to knock you off course. I'm glad it didn't effect you too much. I hope it didn't effect you at all.<br /><br />I LOVE your last sentence. "A true friend will appreciate that you help them by showing where the boundaries are." You said it jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-19110319043520800452012-09-26T15:08:47.736-06:002012-09-26T15:08:47.736-06:00My first reaction to your comment was, "How s...My first reaction to your comment was, "How sad. You can't even adjust your temperature when you're alone. Don't you know you totally deserve better?" and then I realized that I am currently sitting in my house ALONE with two sweatshirts on because I don't want to turn up the heat... So... apparently we both have a ways to go. :)<br /><br />Isn't it interesting how jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191688082941672114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-15537793181394919062012-09-26T11:57:56.280-06:002012-09-26T11:57:56.280-06:00When I was in Chicago, a girl stopped me on the st...When I was in Chicago, a girl stopped me on the street. She represented some charity where you sponsor a child and pay money every month. I told her I wasn't interested and she asked me why I didn't want to help the children. A number of reasons went through my head, things about how I don't trust this girl to get the money to where it needs to go, or about how I don't want a Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357398682419756851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521256816974606164.post-18170730527975320152012-09-26T00:15:07.141-06:002012-09-26T00:15:07.141-06:00Thanks for these thoughts. I enjoy reading your c...Thanks for these thoughts. I enjoy reading your comments on this topic as I work out what it will look like in my life. Right now I am learning that if I am too hot or too cold I can adjust the temperature in my car. It is my car after all, and most of the time I am alone. Soon maybe I'll have the confidence to let someone know if I am too hot or too cold in their car rather than just yetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063558865333842640noreply@blogger.com