Wrong Expectations

October 17, 2006

When I tell someone something serious and personal about myself, I expect it to be treated as such.

I don't expect it to be used against me, thrown back at my face.

I don't expect it to be treated as a joke — used in a supposedly amusing anecdote.

I don't expect it to be told to every Tom, Dick and Harry that passes by.

Sad to say that is not always the case. Maybe it's my fault because I did not lay the ground rules before baring my soul.

But c'mon, we are all adults here. We know where to draw the line.

I guess I was expecting too much and assumed everybody knows when to use discretion =o(