I really love gossip. I’m normal, I’m a girl. I do not like drama, though. Drama is meant for professional actors.
If you’ve got gossip, I’ll listen. I love to know stuff, stuff that seems naughty to know. I even love to know stuff that’s nice to know. Am I going to form an opinion on anybody based on that gossip? Probably not. Gossip is what it is, word of mouth that has very likely been altered by the perception of the person dishing it. I take it for what it is.
Drama, however, I’m not so fond of. I don’t take anyone’s side other than my own. I know what I know, and I know that I don’t know the truth and I probably never will. Really, there is no truth – there are only opinions and perceptions.
Lately, there’s been some drama. There are dramas between bloggers – other bloggers, that I will not be part of. I do my best to like everyone, and stay out of the middle. I am not going to take sides on issues between people, the only thing that comes of that is an opinion, and that’s only based on the perception of exactly half of the people involved.
I’m not saying I’m not going to lend an ear or friendship to the one sharing their side of the story, but I’m not going to be one to get sucked into being on someone’s side over anything.
There’s been drama in my own life, too. I don’t like it, either. I can tell you that I’m glad I have the friends that I have, who I can share things with and they are intelligent enough to look at the situation objectively, and as much as I’d love for them to smother me in lavish “you’re so right’s”, I wouldn’t ever expect it. I realize that even in my own drama, I’ve got one perception and someone else has another. I wouldn’t think any of the people I’m close to would treat someone poorly over any feelings or opinions I’ve shared. In fact I’d prefer they didn’t.
No one is ever right, really, and I’m not too proud to apologize just to have peace, regardless of who I think is right or wrong.
There’s only common ground – be it one square inch – where you have to find some peace for the sake of sanity.
For everything else, there’s Mastercard.
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Good thing I’m a professional 😉
Okay….now spill it.
Yeah, I’m not a big fan of drama either. I’m just choosing not to play in my particular… idiom. Eventually it should go away, right? :winking:
Drama seems to follow me…or maybe I follow it :giggle:
…I did not even write about the work drama. Just so ya know, if my employees spread ugly rumors about me I WILL FIND OUT and you will be confronted. And, I hate confrontation.
:brickwall:
It will get better, won’t it?
That is a cute gossipy blog you have over there.. I need to update my LJ or start a new Word Press one for the fun stuff after I get the hang of it. Good gossip is fun girly stuff but I hate bad gossip that is hurtful or embarassing to someone else and drama is bad for everyone. I have seen in the blog world some down right just plain mean stuff said about or to different people that is hard to imagine why someone would be so nasty. I think a lot of times people write stuff and then through the written word it gets blown all out of proportion and sounds completely different than the person intended it and then all the drama starts. The other thing I notice is that everyone has an opinion but some people think that everyone should think like them. I think it is nice to be able to share an opinion or a difference of opinion tactfully w/o the drama. But then there are just the people w/o lives who thrive on drama and create it purposefully to create excitement in their boring lives… such a waste of energy where it could be put to use doing something good. :2cents:
My highschool graduation was in 1979 and that’s when the drama ended for me. We have enough family drama going on, I dont want to read more of it on the blog scene. Sometimes I feel like commenting: “Grow UP!” But I don’t, I usually just hit the X key.
I am not a drama fan. But do love good gossip.
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