historyteller

Sometimes the fact that I'm older than most of my friends bugs me a little. I get treated as Counselor, Father Figure, Dirty Old Man, etc.

Very rarely am I taken at face value, as is.

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I decided years ago not to lie when it wasn't necessary, and to not play BS social games with people (I'm still social, I just don't tell many dumb little lies).

Many of my friends applaud my attitude when it's explained to them, but very few of them can handle it when it's directed at them:
"No, I won't give you a cigarette, you bum off me all the time even when you have money."
"The problem your having isn't the other person's fault, it's your expectations."
"If you do (or don't do) something because of what other people may think of it, you should probably sit down and figure out what YOU want."

All these things seem very basic to me.

Think back over your day and consider how much you reflect back at people what you think they want to hear.

As you can see, I've been having people issues lately.