I've been told that I sometimes have the habit of being "too nice" - I'd be lying if I said it wasn't true. There are times I genuinely have a hard time saying "NO!" to people despite my better judgment. I’ve certainly gotten better about this fact recently, but I’ve realized that going out on a limb for people is going to cost me a limb one of ( Read more... )

I’ve always had an interesting relationship with my father. It’s been defined by a lot of strong (and sometimes conflicting) emotions over the course of my life. I have however, always trusted him to be honest with me, and vice versa. While I’ve kept secrets from him in the past, I’ve never lied to him about anything important. My father has been ( Read more... )

I don’t know what it is about Spring. The air is fresh, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and couples…well, they’re breaking up. Maybe this just happens to people I know, but every spring, like clockwork, I see relationships end, leaving my friends and/or their significant others unhappy and frustrated, making for a very interesting ( Read more... )

I don’t really think people truly know how they’re going to react to a gun being waved in their face until it actually happens. I mean, I’d always imagined that it would be about the same as if someone waved a poison tipped spork at me while demanding my lunch money. I wouldn’t feel particularly threatened, but I’d give the creep my money anyway, ( Read more... )

( That's it. I give up. I'm never going on another date again. )