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A Friendly Reminder to Current and Future Friends~
Trust [truhst]: Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.
Trust is important. If I allow one to view what's in here, it means that I trust them to do - or not do - several things. One, I trust that s/he will not share my personal information, my rantings and ravings, with others. Two, I trust that s/he knows full and well what he or she may be stepping into and, as such, that s/he will not be angry at me for what s/he reads. I do not like drama. I may talk about it often, depending upon my mood or the week, but that does not denote an enjoyment of it.
In order to keep my sanity, I have to rant and roar in a safe place where I can get a pat on the head and a "Been there, you'll be fine" on occasion because, otherwise, I could blow a gasket and cause real damage. Angry!Matojo is not pretty. Angry!Matojo says things that she shouldn't to people that don't otherwise deserve it and could stretch it out forever and ever.
So, I rant behind filters, do what I have to, and walk away. I leave it out of the public eye so that I do not cause drama and, once the commentary dies down, it is otherwise lost and forgotten.
"But Matojo," the viewer says, "why don't you speak to the people directly?"
In some cases, I do. I try. I do in a case where I'm absolutely certain that talking won't make it worse. Otherwise? I just need to vent. That's what my journal is - a space for getting things out of my system so I can move on.
I trust that people I choose to let in - people I have met over the years, chat with, RP with, who have let me into their universes - will keep these things to themselves. I offer the same courtesy to everyone else whether they seek it or not - it shouldn't be too much to ask.
Trust [truhst]: Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.
Trust is important. If I allow one to view what's in here, it means that I trust them to do - or not do - several things. One, I trust that s/he will not share my personal information, my rantings and ravings, with others. Two, I trust that s/he knows full and well what he or she may be stepping into and, as such, that s/he will not be angry at me for what s/he reads. I do not like drama. I may talk about it often, depending upon my mood or the week, but that does not denote an enjoyment of it.
In order to keep my sanity, I have to rant and roar in a safe place where I can get a pat on the head and a "Been there, you'll be fine" on occasion because, otherwise, I could blow a gasket and cause real damage. Angry!Matojo is not pretty. Angry!Matojo says things that she shouldn't to people that don't otherwise deserve it and could stretch it out forever and ever.
So, I rant behind filters, do what I have to, and walk away. I leave it out of the public eye so that I do not cause drama and, once the commentary dies down, it is otherwise lost and forgotten.
"But Matojo," the viewer says, "why don't you speak to the people directly?"
In some cases, I do. I try. I do in a case where I'm absolutely certain that talking won't make it worse. Otherwise? I just need to vent. That's what my journal is - a space for getting things out of my system so I can move on.
I trust that people I choose to let in - people I have met over the years, chat with, RP with, who have let me into their universes - will keep these things to themselves. I offer the same courtesy to everyone else whether they seek it or not - it shouldn't be too much to ask.