It is sad to see how prevalent toxic statements are today. Spouses say it to each other under the guise of “Look how well we know each other”. Company presidents say it under the guise of “Look how funny I am”. Recently, a government representative said people have been on vacation for a year because of the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, it earned a lot of criticism. He then rationalized his statement with the eternal excuse of “that was not what I meant”.
Tag: Story Series
The Second Hand Unwinds (from the Expectations Series)
And did I even at least get an apology? Of course not. I heard multiple explanations of what the process was (which was really just the same sentence repeated several times and done so many times that I was being cut off, to the point that I - rudely - told her to stop talking and let me finish). I heard several “what I should dos”. But no apology. Not even a blameless one.