I hate when people assume they know me...I say a phrase here, a sentence there and they think they have me all figured out...they know all about me...
Wrong.
They know what I want them to know. What I allow them to see. They know what they infer from the tidbits of info I've given them. I wear a bunch of hats and only one person has seen me in my "all purpose hat" if you will. The only person who has seen 100% of me is my best friend...she knows me inside and out and I feel I know her inside and out. We've known each other for 16 years, the longest friendship I've had and probably will ever have. She is the god mother to my son and will subsequently be the god mother to all children after him. I love her like we share the same blood.
I give people I meet the glamour...a portion of me, oh yes, what they see is really Epitome, but it's usually only about 20-50%, never 100...why would I not give 100% right off the bat you might say? After all, isn't it cool to "keep it 100"...well I have found that people can manipulate you if you give 100%, you give your all...show not only your strengths but your weaknesses and they will later use that against you...then whose the loser? You are. So you might say I'm fake or phony...I say I'm smart.
I don't think men generally have this problem...with women it happens often, because I'm aware that we as women are conniving, manipulative, and quick to exploit I make sure I hold my cards close to my chest.
Am I wrong?
Maybe I am.
Will I continue to act like this in the future?
Absolutely.
1 comment:
you're 100% correct. people shouldnt know everything about you. in-fact most of what people see about me on twitter & even sometimes in my blog is STILL not 100% who i am. i do that to protect myself. people only know tings about me that wont hurt me if it is misconstrued.
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