I would have written this sooner but I was napping.
*sigh*
I had a thought this afternoon. I was drifting off to sleep and I began thinking about lj, my friends list and how much I want to say alot of things but I don't. I began to think of when I started to do it. I'm deathly afraid of conflict. I don't like it when people attack me over what I've said
and I'm hypersensitive about it so I chicken out. What other people think shouldn't matter but it does to me because I want people to like me.
To that ends I could just make private posts but that's not enough. I want to be able to say things where people can see them and hear what I just said. I also believe that people have the right of reply so disabling comments to me seems unfair because people should be able to speak their peice. However due to past hurts, I really don't cope well in situations where I see think I'm being attacked. I also am afraid of being flamed on lj. Being attacked by an anonymous person with no real right of reply or person to stand behind the claim. This is why I
NEVER will anonymously hassle someone/flame them. If you have something to say to someone you have to be able to say it to their face if they confront you. Just like an essay, if you say it you need to be able to stand behind what you say.
Oh God I'm giving away all my secrets *sigh*
Don't worry I can hear some of you. "What? this is the girl that punched
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in the face!" and "Huh? She abused
jebila at The Lucky for no reason other than she was near Blayne". Still the same person. I generally only do that kinda stuff when I feel threatened or
seriously ticked off. Yes, okay I admitted it I felt threatened but don't flatter yourself I'm over it. I have to say though I'd do it again for completely different reasons. Mainly because I'm a bitch, and secondly I like to know where I stand with people. If you don't like me I'd rather know because it save people being two faced. They're all "oh hi Honey how are you?" then you walk away and three nights later over wine with friends that person is saying "my God she's a bitch". If I have no friends, or I was misslead bout who my friends really are I'd rather know about it up front. Same with other people. If I
really don't like you, you'll know about it. I generally wont be rude but you'll know. If I am rude it'll be because you crossed a line that for me is unforgivable or morally abhorrant. Oooh I'm breakin' out the big words.
Before you say in that self righteous and sing song voice (don't take the piss I'm being serious for once) "only insecure people lash out" you're right. Insecure people lash out but so do bitter people, angry peope, frustrated people and so do hurt people. I'm one, none, or all of these on any given day at any given time. I shouldn't have to apologise for that.
That's the other thing. I'm a cow. If I have something to say I'll say it. I'll put it gently the first time but if I think you need to hear it again I'll be a little more straight forward about it if I thik you can take it. However that being said I don't think I should be able to be like that and not expect the same from other people. Then again there is a difference between being honest and straight forward, and being an outright jerk. Being straight forward is okay but using it as a licence to be a fuckwad is not on. To my knowledge I've never been a fuckwad, honest but never crossing the line.
So what does this have to do with your friends list you rambling moron I hear you ask. Everything and nothing. I don't like the idea of having people on my friends list I have to pussy foot around with as not to get someone off side. I'm not talking about really extreme views on religion, sexuality blah blah blah. I'm talking about everyday stuff that I don't agree with that I KNOW will cause a bad reaction. I could filter it but why filter if you can't say it to everyone. I could cut those people from my f-list but I don't like the idea of cutting people. I don't know why I think it'd matter in the broad scheme of things, or why people would be hurt by it but to me it matters.
Fuck, now I'm rambling again. I don't know if you guys know what I'm saying but I do. If it makes sense I'm glad but if not then when I post tomorrow or the next day or the next day when I stop editing for niceness it may be a shock or you could be offended.
Mainly all I'm trying to say is my journal is
my
journal and I shouldn't have to change it one bit for anyone else. If you don't like what I do with it de-friend me. Don't give a fuck just don't expect me to be someone I'm not so I fit in to what you want your friends to be. I've edited myself so long for some people that I'm over it. You like me for me or you get bent.
Fuck, that was harsher than I meant it to be. You know what I mean. You do understand what I'm telling you guys right?