Susie, Your reply shows quite clear why i'am worried.
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Doug, ..."I'm a big girl and I can take criticism...."
"criticism" versus "what is, is what is"
As in, being able to deal with what "Momma gave you."
from that funny BlockBuster commercial on tv with the
dancing rat and bunny with Big Butt :o)
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Doug, "... put myself down more than you or anyone else..."
OUCH OUCH OUCH
Putting oneself "down" is destructive,
while the flip-side to better or help undestand one's errors
or short-coming or mistakes in a manner to bring oneself "up"
is the proper way to proceed. Just ask Fred, please.
(aka) replace "down" with taking accountability with understanding
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Doug, "...so if you do [say] something derogatory..."
TOO MANY OUCHs
Imagine if a child said that to a parent.
(or) needs help with communication skills
EXTRA
Since i have a desire to make this post Q & A on-topic,
and i seem to figured out a way to satify this desire,
i do wonder if its too much pushing the iEnvelope
to cause Sheriff Matt to jail me???
ok, i'll not signature this post
...
Susie,
Its not strange now that i think about it,
but,
You talk here is similiar to how Matt talks,
and very opposite to BobZ's.