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as you'd have them do unto you. This is an edit by the way. I don't think I made the phrase up. I'm trying to undo the general spiritual damage that my... me-ness causes.

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Edited. The Golden Rule basically. Nothing new.

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I agree 100%

These abstract philosophical conjectures are all well & good, but is there a story behind it?
Give us details: particularly the names & addresses of the people who mistreat you. Do they sleep with one eye open? (that part is a joke of course. )

... seriously tho, what is the story and who's involved?

Good on you. I'm glad for you.

You can't control others' behavior; you can control your own reaction.

So, next time somebody treats you like crap, look 'em in the face (avoiding those all-too-distracting eyes) and tell 'em, "Dude, not cool." Or whatever you want to say that says, hey, you're acting like a jerk, I know it, you know it, and you need to stop.

being a door mat sucks...I am glad you dusted yourself off and are ready to stand up for yourself.
good job

What? You're a human? I thought for sure you were a bot.

Alright, enough joking. Seriously, every time I stand up for myself it ends in failure. It's not that I don't have confidence, it's that I don't know how to use it. I don't think I can really explain it any better than that, but that's the general idea.

Yeah me too. I'm already regretting posting this. I think we see the other side of the story and our logical minds can't ignore and dismiss it cause it's just as valid and "you go girl/boy" stuff is a form of self-delusion. Everyone is good. Everyone means well, everyone wants to be happy. It's hypocritical then to say "I won't take any of your crap" because their crap is exactly that, their crap, their issues, their longings, their desires to be happy like you. I can't put myself first like people have been telling me to because I'm not first, I'm equal.

Yeah I'm not a bot believe it or not.

One of my sons "big brothers" is 16 and is autistic. He gets picked on lots by the guys. But the girls treat him very good and stick up for him too. Anyways, he is not able to speak much of the time. And under stress, never. It's not as if he gets nervous around them or intimidated. He says he just can't tell someone off.

SO, he made a few cards. "So, I can't talk atm, but I can still tell you to 'expletive' " And the expletive is in bold letters. He's got about 6 cards that gives common things he'd say. "Come back and talk to me like that when I can respond.. chicken"

A bit to confrontational in my book, but perhaps it's a good idea.

I really like this post! Thank you for sharing this with us! You're absolutely right. The golden rule seems so simple because we've heard it all our lives but it's sometimes hard to treat others the way we want to be treated and even harder to make sure others don't treat us any less than we deserve. Positivity can be infectious. Keep it up!