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Originally Posted by lashbear
I can't control other peoples actions, only my own.
I let them go about their business. I don't let it annoy me.
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Originally Posted by lashbear
Life's a lot more peaceful that way.
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This about sums me up, at this point in my life. ^
I can only recall a couple of times I had confrontations with strangers in public, and both ended badly. One incident happened at The-Most-Hated-Store, actually. Someone ran into the back of my feet with a shopping cart at Walmart, and it really hurt. I turned around and asked the woman to please be more careful. She had two other women with her and they all three started laughing at me. The other incident happened at Marine World/Six Flags/Discovery Kingdom/whatever they are calling it these days. Someone not only cut in front of us in line, they actually pushed my daughter out of the way to pass. I said something. The language used when the couple responded to me definitely made more of a negative impression on my child than if I had remained silent.
What I decided after those incidents is to always take the path of least resistance, unless someone truly needs help. I would not stand by and let someone be harmed. But over small things, I just let it go.