Guts

[fatrockstar]

I got mad last night. A lot of it was out of fear. Nobody likes to see their friends suffer.

It's okay to get angry. You can fight with someone and still be cool with them the next day. You don't have to agree with someone to be friends with them. Conflict is inevitable and we all handle it in our own way. Some face it straight-on and some retreat. I've been accused of retreating, but anyone who knows a damn thing about me knows the only way I'd retreat is if bodily harm was involved. Everything else I'm incredibly vocal (and very unSeattle-like) about.

I choose not to be mean about confrontation, but often fail. It is rare that someone can respond to such aggression in a way to counter it -- you run the risk of making it worse instead of shooting it down -- and I've only encountered one person who can. As a result, I can be quite scary when provoked. I'm working on that.

My mind hasn't changed, though. Some subjects are not to be taken lightly. No exceptions.

Comments

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

Hey -- some of my best fights have been with my best friends. We don't agree -- and being friends means you can disagree, even at the top of your lungs, and still be buddies the next day.

I *really* prefer "male" style fights -- slug each other and go have a beer afterwards -- to "female" style fights -- that involve spending the next 6 months figuring out just how to stab each other in the back in the most efficient way possible.

Good on you.