Recently, I spoke with someone who asked me if I ever offend anyone with my blog. They asked me this based on the blog below called "Giving Marriage a Shot in the Arm" where I cleanly and purely speak about romance and sex between two married people.
Let me say right now that if anyone doesn't like my blog, you don't have to read it. If you are offended by it, don't read it. Or write your own. Some people read blogs or watch shows or listen to politicians just so they can pick apart the person delivering the message. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, and to prove that you can never please everyone, "If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; if this is tea, please bring me some coffee." I'm not going to cater to that. What's on my menu is clear and I am not one of those bloggers who gets foul-mouthed, raunchy or disgusting. I write with humor, compassion, love and information.
I love writing and will continue to do so. Please note that after each and every blog there is a comments section. Use it if you are so inclined - to compliment or to tear down.
I also have learned to change names, which I occasionally failed to do in the past, and have gotten grief over it. In addition, I will try to refrain from sharing anything too personal without permission from the person who I am talking about. I hope this covers all bases. I certainly am not out to alienate people or offend anyone.
As for me, I'm going to go slam a glass of ice water, eat my lunch, prepare for my day job and go off to work thanking God for the opportunities that this country provides me, and acknowledge that I am learning (through therapy, thank you very much) that I don't answer to anyone but my husband, my children, my grandchild and, most importantly, to my God.
I am reminded that some people have nothing better to do than to constantly critique and put down others. My therapist says that that is because they don't like themselves and who they are. I am not that kind of person - I like myself just fine, thank you. And most people seem to like me as well.
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