TT,
I recently had a strange situation when I learned that a friend who had passed away had lied about his past, especially about his employment and childhood. However, he was basically a good person, not perfect, but he did help people when he could. During one storm, he came over and fixed our water heater and other things. At a recent picnic, some of his “friends” were mocking him out and putting him down for lying about his past. Even though he did help these people too, they were insulting him like he was just some pathetic loser when he was very successful in his field. When I heard this, I got really pissed off and told them off and even threatened to knock the crap out of them. People were stunned and embarrassed, but I don’t care. I don’t think it’s right what they said. Was I wrong TT? (Brookstown, WV)
B’town,
First off, I laud you for being honest with your emotions and feelings. And if you did something wrong, it was only making a threat instead of taking action at that moment. Be that as it may, you should be proud of yourself for defending a good person notwithstanding that he misled people about his past and accomplishments. No one is responsible for the circumstances to which they are born and some people often have inner turmoil that they compensate with by changing their identity. Personally, I pity them because they are trying to build themselves up by impressing others. For me, most “others” are pieces of crap and who gives a damn what they think? I know I don’t. The next time they start pulling this crap, you do what you think is best and take matters into your own hands.
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Tough Talk 