It's so frustrating when you know someone has misunderstood a situation (usually they don't know all the details) and you can't explain without making it worse. So you lose their friendship. That's sad.
That's one of the things I've learned in life. Nothing is black and white. All of life is a shade of gray.
The tendency to misunderstand or assume is something that fascinates me. Probably because I spent most of my childhood being misunderstood. Many of my teachers thought I was dumb because I sounded dumb because I was suffering from years of sleep deprivation. Starting around nine my nightmares were so bad I'd stay awake as long as possible and then go to school a zombie. One of the books I've been working on revolves around this. The characters all assume things about other characters. The reader ends up with seeing all the different characters' perspectives. Sometimes they're right about each other, most of the times not. It's that curse of assumption. Maybe one day I'll learn the lesson!
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