Why are people cruel. I’ll never understand it. Never. This post broke my heart.

@JeSsA An old teacher of mine got cancer, parents said the same thing. It was his fault for getting it. 😞

@Tail that’s so incredibly sad. How people can be so cruel.. ugh.

@JeSsA @Tail Do these same people blame babies and little children for getting cancer? Wait, I bet they blame the parents. 🤬

@Novels56 @Tail right? I just do not understand it. What do you get out of being cruel to others? By that logic, they’ll be getting sick next, because that behavior certainly does not warrant praise or reward.

@JeSsA The schadenfreude is real. TOO real.

@Tail I keep setting myself up for disappointment, thinking people will be better, but they never are

@JeSsA I wouldn't be so pessimistic. I used to be .. similar, I guess. I'm a much better person than I used to be but it took a major catalyst for that change and I did a lot of damage to a lot of people along the way. I'd undo what I've done if I could, of course.

But I got better, which is key. Even shitty people deserve room to grow.🙏

@Tail don’t worry, I’m not so pessimistic, I mean I am, but not enough that I will ever give up. That’s why the disappointment keeps coming, because the hope keeps flowing as well, and the optimism that things, and people will, and can, be better. I still believe that, I always will. None of us are perfect, and each of us has the ability to be better! Congrats to you on your journey, that’s incredible. Sometimes it does take a catalyst to make a change, but you did.💘

@JeSsA Thank you.🙏 That's basically my sentiment, if you don't give people chances they can't disappoint you, right? Empathy is key. Lots of peoples' maladaptive behavior imo stems from insecurity and a lack of emotional intelligence. At least it was for me.

There's so much toxicity in the media that perpetuates those kinds of attitudes too. Toxic masculinity, etc. It's a shame.

@Tail empathy is my strength, and weakness. Whatever happened with you, just be these small conversations, seems to have made a huge impact, and the insight you have now, is impressive. To be honest about it, more so.

@JeSsA Yup, that was the hardest part, being honest. Pulled my head out of my ass and 😎 stopped living a lie, I try to let others know that it's okay to do so themselves. That it's safe to. Sometimes they listen.

Also when I started managing a doggy daycare that really helped.

@Tail well, this explains a lot. Dogs are life. They can make ones life so much better. I know they do mine.

@JeSsA Indeed. My parents pretty much just gave me a dog and left me to my own devices. I learned more from the dog than them, and I was fortunate that they never bothered to teach me the things they think they know.

But it did leave me with a lack of any sort of role model to look up to. Now I'm working on unlearning everything. It's not easy but it needs to be done.

"Be the person you want your kids to be".