tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post760486927595576166..comments2024-03-19T14:26:28.047-05:00Comments on Mildred Ratched Memoirs: COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWNMildred Ratched http://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-88735030855429602812014-07-18T08:57:25.894-05:002014-07-18T08:57:25.894-05:00Thank you for commenting! You're exactly right...Thank you for commenting! You're exactly right and I had the occasion yesterday to use the premise for this blog post to help someone else struggling with accepting something they had done. I definitely will be more mindful in the things I do in the future and try to be slower in using the "I didn't intend to..." excuse. Mildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-9337332536312920302014-07-18T08:54:12.355-05:002014-07-18T08:54:12.355-05:00And those in outer space should stay there! LOLAnd those in outer space should stay there! LOLMildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-45753527241225356652014-07-18T08:53:33.489-05:002014-07-18T08:53:33.489-05:00Kudos to you and all people who accept responsibil...Kudos to you and all people who accept responsibility for their actions.Mildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-78118299042486701512014-07-18T08:52:37.712-05:002014-07-18T08:52:37.712-05:00I agree...if people spent less time making excuses...I agree...if people spent less time making excuses for their bad behavior and more time on taking responsibility for those things they do that hurt other people, the world would be a much better place.Mildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-72066674266225730532014-07-17T07:31:46.086-05:002014-07-17T07:31:46.086-05:00LOVE this post. We definitely do excuse hurting ot...LOVE this post. We definitely do excuse hurting other people by saying "but I didn't MEAN to hurt them" or "it wasn't my INTENT" to hurt them. This fails to acknowledge though that wee DID hurt them...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-2987814210165350342014-07-16T23:28:49.648-05:002014-07-16T23:28:49.648-05:00Indeed
And by the way, some men are from Mars; man...Indeed<br />And by the way, some men are from Mars; many of them are from outer space.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-51049932936374007602014-07-16T01:18:53.512-05:002014-07-16T01:18:53.512-05:00I concur with you about accepting responsibility f...I concur with you about accepting responsibility for our actions.<br />I try my best to do so and it works well for me <br />Smiles Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-40291616301770199402014-07-15T17:55:45.345-05:002014-07-15T17:55:45.345-05:00My father used that phrase often and often. And s...My father used that phrase often and often. And sadly it didn't fully percolate my grey matter for many years. And accepting responsibility is a wonderful thing to do - and I believe rare - and getting rarer.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-81709879558675749362014-07-15T17:01:40.170-05:002014-07-15T17:01:40.170-05:00Just call me Sledgehammer! I think I might adopt ...Just call me Sledgehammer! I think I might adopt it as a new nickname. It's kinda catchy!Mildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9346548.post-25038340554952942422014-07-15T16:54:42.958-05:002014-07-15T16:54:42.958-05:00Kudos, Mildred. Short, succinct. Well said! It is ...Kudos, Mildred. Short, succinct. Well said! It is nice when I can read something that I've been trying to define in my mind - but somehow can't quite get there... Then someone like you comes along and it's like reading a sledgehammer! :DThe Darker Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980716797045688704noreply@blogger.com