Mirror, Mirror

My tolerance for passive aggressiveness is at an all time low.    Now, I realize we all have our weapons.   I recognize I have the tendency to be aggressive.  I have had to restrain myself from slapping bitches in the face— the last time I came close was at the Prospector a few years ago when some young bitches were laughing at our frail intoxicated Cancer stricken friend.    (It’s one thing to mess with me, it’s an entirely more pissed off thing if you mess with someone I love.)   Let's be clear, I'm not saying that's the right course of action.  Luckily, I had a friend with me that was a lot more eloquent with words, everything resolved peacefully.  

I’m just wondering when it became decided that all conflict’s “mean”.   I’m sorry, but that’s completely irrational thinking.  Since when is being dishonest about your feelings the right course of action?  I think burying your true feelings easily manifest into more negative actions.  I don’t think conflict’s about being ‘nice’ or ‘mean’—it’s about maintaining honesty and integrity.   It’s about saying exactly what you feel versus, “I must please people by telling them what they want to hear.”  Being honest yields much more positive results than being ‘nice’.   Conflict’s a way of opening conversation up for a resolution.  I understand that some people don't want that though.  I guess it's nice to wallow in self-pity at times.

For me, if I see passive aggressiveness, I’m gonna call it out.  I recommend you do the same even if it’s toward me.  I don’t ever want to disconnect my feelings from what I’m communicating.   I want to be trustworthy.  Because what do you come to trust from a person: their words or actions?   

So, passive aggressive bitches keep acting that way and you’ll get slapped with something worse than a hand to the face—you might get slapped with the truth.