Feeling a bit disappointed in myself

[kareina]

I know full well that one of the most useful things I can say to someone after reading (or hearing) something that provokes a strong emotional response in me is something along the lines of "Give me a minute--I am having a strong emotional respons to what I heard(read). Let me process this a bit, and then we can talk about it and try to determine if what you thought you said and what I thought I heard have anything to do with one another".

Yet even so, I was foolish enough to let my fingers start typing some of the free-associated thoughts that spilled forth along with the emotions. Not in a nice, safe Word document that only I would see, no--I typed them in a FB chat window, with the "press enter to send" button activated.

This foolishness on my part resulted in unedited, unconsidered, raw-emotion bearing thoughts getting abruptly, and unexpectedly, sent, mid-sentence, to another human being, for which I am deeply apologetic.

I share the fact that I made this mistake today publicly as a reminder to myself that I know better, and to be more courteous the next time I feel such a reaction to something I hear. If any who reads these words happen to learn from my mistake without the bother of making it yourself, then that is a bonus side effect.

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disappointed

[darttn.livejournal.com]

Wisdom comes from learning from our mistakes. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we all make the occasional mistake.
Love you
Mom

[trudchen.livejournal.com]

But the best take from this is that you learn from your mistakes.

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

*hugs* <3