tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post2593626450389681057..comments2024-02-05T23:53:44.177-07:00Comments on Not So Usual: To Be or Not To Be... Offended.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-78806528555475164782011-06-27T08:24:08.609-06:002011-06-27T08:24:08.609-06:00That is all him...not you! I would have said, &quo...That is all him...not you! I would have said, "Too bad you didn't have the strength in character to speak up for yourself when you felt attack. Maybe You should pray on that!"Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099425493742842588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-62001811472840531582011-06-25T18:32:14.871-06:002011-06-25T18:32:14.871-06:00I don't always believe it is a choice on wheth...I don't always believe it is a choice on whether we choose to be offended or not. I know we are told to turn the other cheek, Be nice and let go. While I do not judge the person making comments to me or about me, And I do get my feelings hurt sometimes, when it is intentional, I do think that isn't a choice. If someone in the room is talking about how dirty the American Indian's Tulsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621713199341363416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-80197789758134912122011-06-24T17:30:31.602-06:002011-06-24T17:30:31.602-06:00I would just shake the whole thing off....it's...I would just shake the whole thing off....it's his problem.<br />I know that we have different ways of saying things here in England, but sarcasm is still the same in any language. I'm pleased that he apologised though. Working with someone who has these issues is uncomfortable for everyone.Alice in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068858292644394838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-61759404752517516942011-06-22T21:32:25.134-06:002011-06-22T21:32:25.134-06:00You are so right on, Emma. I can get my feelings ...You are so right on, Emma. I can get my feelings hurt, be irritated, mad even...but I let it go rather quickly. I may not want to risk being around those people all the time by choice but I don't hold the grudge. He is holding a grudge. If he wasn't then he'd have let it go after your first, or second (haha), apology. What a tool. lol And really...it's not very manlike to goRhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780571361141805413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-78730705377116310932011-06-22T09:38:46.112-06:002011-06-22T09:38:46.112-06:00You have a great attitude about it. Sounds like h...You have a great attitude about it. Sounds like he's got bigger issues than this! <br /><br />"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh...at yourself." ~Ethel Barrymore<br /><br />Laugh it off dude!!The Willeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180325513665281981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-44025686224689775542011-06-22T09:14:55.933-06:002011-06-22T09:14:55.933-06:00I have had pt's and their families ask me if I...I have had pt's and their families ask me if I am from the mid-west due to my humor. So I guess it is a mid-west thing and mostly mid-westerners "get it". Top it off with a hilariously weird family and there you go: Emmaokeydokeyifinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201993774293459821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-21689154957029249962011-06-22T08:53:05.861-06:002011-06-22T08:53:05.861-06:00I'm glad you have a good attitude about it ......I'm glad you have a good attitude about it ... I'd like to think I would have handled the situation like you did ... although I get *really* irritated when I apologize and people just keep on about it, especially if whatever I did was inadvertent and acceptable in the context of the group I was in. You showed him much grace. Too bad he doesn't recognize that.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-82010216173170784782011-06-22T08:29:29.888-06:002011-06-22T08:29:29.888-06:00So, did he call or text anyone else in the group? ...So, did he call or text anyone else in the group? I'm just curious how many he tried to guilt.<br /><br />I use sarcasm, and I think the other person can tell when I'm using it. But, I had a coworker that used sarcasm and I could never tell when he was serious or kidding. It got to a point that when he was kidding we thought he was serious, and when he was serious we all thought he wasPuphigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239066075909772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-33519265844082390242011-06-22T08:28:33.905-06:002011-06-22T08:28:33.905-06:00First time I've actually read your blog and it...First time I've actually read your blog and it's a funny story. I'd like to say that this an example of why my friend list is short, but I think it's more likely that I'm just a jerk, and I keep defriending people.<br /><br />At my last job a rather senior manager said something that really offended one of my staff, another of my staff was there and could have been equally Craig Nebekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620667245328575809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-64383695689326066142011-06-22T06:26:18.946-06:002011-06-22T06:26:18.946-06:00This dude needs to turn in his guy card because th...This dude needs to turn in his guy card because this whole thing was so undudelike. Not cool for him to get his panties all in a bunch. And the person who likes to dish it out but can't take any of it is one of my least favorite people in the world. There needs to be a scarlet letter these people can wear in social settings.Kyle W Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043951703115655892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-4770509822959274992011-06-22T01:21:28.774-06:002011-06-22T01:21:28.774-06:00Like you said, because he was having a bad day, he...Like you said, because he was having a bad day, he inhaled all those negativity and exhaled on you. And by having you apologize, he was trying to make himself feel better. In a sense, I believe he thinks highly of you because he would not have tried to have someone he thinks is lower than him apologize to him. That wouldn't make him feel better, don't you think? <br /><br />Maybe he pinkelephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268670235298001070noreply@blogger.com