Believe it or not, "confrontation-ready" is not my default personality trait, which probably explains why I'm so bad when I do it. I was a pretty peaceful child and teenager, but I was pushed around rather more than I enjoyed, and figured out the only way to avoid it, eventually, was to make sure people knew I wouldn't abide it. Now while I'm still not completely comfortable with confrontation, I don't *mind* it nearly as much as I used to because I know it's the only language some people respond to.
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Date: 2008-06-02 06:03 am (UTC)