benefit of the doubt
I try very hard not to be judgmental of other people, but whenever I'm around a group of people like the group that I used to live/hang out/party with on Capitol Hill in Seattle, I go through some pretty intense emotions. These range from disgust, to amusement, to empathy. Depending on how much social anxiety I'm experiencing to start with, I usually move through this spectrum of emotions before intellectualizing the experience into something sensible.
I've come to the conclusion that it's okay for me to hang out with these kinds of people in VERY SMALL DOSES, and with VERY STRICT BOUNDARIES set in place. I know that I feel much better about my life choices now than I did in my early twenties, so I'm not worried that being in that sort of environment again reflects badly on me. I just have to get out of there before my attitude turns snarky. :) Also, if I see any blatantly sketchy stuff going on, it's time for me to leave and do something for myself that's enriching and self-affirming.
CUZ IM GUD ENUFF IM SMRT ENUF N DOGGONIT PPZ LIEK ME
I've come to the conclusion that it's okay for me to hang out with these kinds of people in VERY SMALL DOSES, and with VERY STRICT BOUNDARIES set in place. I know that I feel much better about my life choices now than I did in my early twenties, so I'm not worried that being in that sort of environment again reflects badly on me. I just have to get out of there before my attitude turns snarky. :) Also, if I see any blatantly sketchy stuff going on, it's time for me to leave and do something for myself that's enriching and self-affirming.
CUZ IM GUD ENUFF IM SMRT ENUF N DOGGONIT PPZ LIEK ME