Rep. Joe Wilson, Kanye West and Serena Williams have reminded us what we should already know- somebody is always paying attention to what we say or do. Having a disagreement isn’t the issue- how we disagree is.
I recently had to drop a “friend” from Facebook due to the vitriol of his posts. When it became a personal attack on me, I deleted his comment and went on with my life.
To the Joe Wilson’s of this world- Agree to disagree and be civil. Especially when it comes to politics. Most Democrats don’t really want America to look like Communist Cuba and most Republican politicians can manage to avoid a sex scandal with someone half their age or exotic and a foreigner.
To the Kanye Wests and Serena Williams’ of this world- Life isn’t fair. Get over it. Celebrity isn’t an excuse for dictating how life should be.
When a senior adult and I had a disagreement a few years ago, I visited her and suggested this: I will treat her with the respect of a son towards his mother, would she treat me with the concern of a mother toward her son? We’ve had a great relationship since that day and we still treat each other the same way even though we don’t always see eye to eye on everything.
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