Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

Have you ever felt as if you had every right to retaliate against an action by someone who had harmed you in some way?

I think we all feel this way from time to time, probably very often actually. A simple thing like a driver cutting us off might make us want to do the same back, but where does that get a person? Possibly in a wreck.

Sometimes there is no solution to an issue. At other times there is, but a wrong for a wrong won’t solve a thing. Turning your back and walking away when angered is a good thing; running to tell everybody you can about how so and so ticked you off is another.

I don’t believe in standing around and letting someone badger me. If there is no way to stop it, I will leave. Seriously. You have to look at what you are getting out of the pain. Is it that you need attention so bad that you’re willing to stand for abuse? Verbal abuse, being lied to, bad treatment, is abuse.

Most folks, when they think of abuse the first thought is getting beat up, slapped, or some other form of physical altercation. Verbal and emotional abuse is just as bad and often more hidden.

A person can suffer emotional and verbal abuse from a partner, friend, boss, family member, or anyone really.

Of course, it’s easy to walk away from a casual friend who might abuse you, but not easy at all to turn your back on a family member, boss, or significant other. Easy or not, if you are in the midst of emotional or verbal abuse, get out.