I’m a firm believer in telling it like it is. There is NO gray area with me. If I like you, you’ll know it. If I DON’T like you, God help you. I will also make that abundantly clear. Life is filled with folks who speak highly of someone to their face and rip them to shreds behind their back. Why not cut out the middle man? Why not just let them know exactly how you feel? My 6th grade teacher would say that wasn’t very Christian of me. Of course, my six grade teacher was a complete douche bag … I just never got to tell him that.
Lord knows I know plenty of passive-aggressive people. They push and push and push … and the minute you push back, they fold like a cheap card table. I can spot them a mile away. I call them “IMPs”. That’s short for “people who think they’re more important than they really are.” IMPs are always quick to pass the buck or put blame on someone. Call them on that and IMPs completely back down. I’m not one for conflict, mind you. But it’s fun to watch the mind games people try to play.
My co-worker Tiffany found the most BRILLIANT website ever. http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com It is, without a doubt, my laugh of the day. Seems the world is filled with people who would rather slather the world with hateful Post-It Notes than have a face-to-face conversation with someone. Each posting is better than the last. You simply MUST check it out.
I have very few arch-nemesis and/or enemies. Mercifully, people can usually tolerate me. But I have an unadulterated genuine loathing for several people. 99% are classic IMPs. And they know it. Sort of like Jerry and Newman on “Seinfeld”. Whoever said it’s easier to like someone than to hate someone was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Believe me, if I go out of my way to walk up to you and punch you in the throat – that’s a helluva lot easier than biting my tongue and saying hello with clenched teeth.
Oh … and memo to Mr. Sheraton, former 6th grade teacher … yes, you were a complete douche bag. Probably still are. (Wait, was that passive aggressive? God, how I hate it when I’m ironic.)