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Matthew White2 said:Well... Matthew White2, I’ve been asking myself this very same question my entire life...🙂
Or rather, I’m just trying to wrap my head around why people treat those who play by the rules like they’re some kind of joke—and why it seems like the ones who give everything they have to everyone else always end up being the ones left out in the cold... It’s as if the very people constantly showing up for others are the last ones anyone thinks to show up for in return—if they ever do at all...🙄 To be honest, I don’t think I have a definitive answer to that question just yet. Or maybe I do—and if I do, it’s a pretty blunt one—life is simply unfair... and you really have to keep that in mind. You eventually get used to it, though. Believe me... 🥳
Regarding your initial post... look, if you want my honest take—it’s just not worth pretending to be someone you aren't. Trying to mold yourself just to fit in with the crowd usually leads nowhere... you end up wandering aimlessly, searching for a version of yourself that doesn't actually exist...😕 I’m speaking from experience here—because those who actually want you in their circle will accept you exactly as you are... while those who won't? Well, that’s just a tragedy in the making... I suppose I’m ready... I’m pretty sure you already know this one... but honestly, I'd take a handful of genuine, ride-or-die friends over a massive crowd of people who just don't get you any day of the week.🥳
So, look—just be yourself and stick with the people who actually value you... though, in your case, I suppose that might just mean your old elementary school crew...? 🤔 ...and just leave those idiots to their own devices... They just don't see it...You’ve still got that crew from elementary school—that core group you’ve known forever... I never really had anything like that.🙂
Best of luck...
It's because people like that just take them for granted.