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A couple of nights ago, one of my best friends, Kelsey, called me. I was having an introverted night and wasn't really up to talking. I listened to what she called to tell me for a couple of minutes, but after that I told her I wasn't really in the mood to talk. That's not something I can say to a lot of people, because they'll think I'm giving an attitude or that they did something wrong, but I knew Kelsey would understand.
Today I called her to say hi and sorry for not chatting the other night. She said "That's okay. You're always so in touch with how you're feeling. It's one of the things I admire most about you." Wait, what? That was definitely something I've never heard before. It's always been "You feel too much," "You're so emotional," and other things of the sort. Kelsey thinks differently about the matter, though. She said it's a good thing to let people know how you're feeling (but not necessarily what you're always thinking). Something as simple as "I'm not in the mood to talk" can save time and energy that would be wasted on a shitty one-sided conversation. She said, "If people would let others know how they feel, the world would be much less confusing."
Thanks, Kelsey, for admiring something in me that is seldom overlooked, but often chastised.
Today I called her to say hi and sorry for not chatting the other night. She said "That's okay. You're always so in touch with how you're feeling. It's one of the things I admire most about you." Wait, what? That was definitely something I've never heard before. It's always been "You feel too much," "You're so emotional," and other things of the sort. Kelsey thinks differently about the matter, though. She said it's a good thing to let people know how you're feeling (but not necessarily what you're always thinking). Something as simple as "I'm not in the mood to talk" can save time and energy that would be wasted on a shitty one-sided conversation. She said, "If people would let others know how they feel, the world would be much less confusing."
Thanks, Kelsey, for admiring something in me that is seldom overlooked, but often chastised.