Wednesday, February 13, 2008

guess what? i need to confess something.

i am a gossip WHORE!

truth!

yeah i gossip sometimes. i like to.

it isn't right and i know that.

honestly sometimes. it is by accident that i reveal secrets i shouldn't tell. and if i get caught i apologize.

and sometimes i tell stuff so others can understand the back story. the part that not everyone knows but so people can understand where a friend is coming from.

and again if i get caught i am sure to apologize. and think twice . but sometimes it is a relief to know that other people know stuff that they didn't have to tell themselves. like a friends spouse dies. someone has not a great marraige it is generally the type of gossip said in sympathy for the person being talked about.

sometimes i gossip about how people spend their money.

or how they dress.

Or how they dress their kids or do their hair.

and i am not generally judging. i fully realize everyone has their priority's, and taste. and really sometimes i feel like gossiping is nicer than confronting people all the time. i am not a fan of confronting people. OR a fan of being confronted on things. and generally when people confront me i have residual resentment. towards that person.


ok and i just need to clarify. I PLAYED A PART TO THE WILD BUNKO BREAK UP.
i did. and i learned from that. and am now trying to get past it. i admit i got sucked in and emailed back and forth. between more than a couple people. it wasn't nice. i apologized. didn't i say in the WTH post i apologized?
yeah i did.
so here we are i just wanted to say I TOTALLY PARTICIPATED IN HIGH SCHOOL BEHAVIOR! and added to the drama.
and just in case someone missed it I APOLOGIZE! I AM SORRY! I WILL TRY NOT TO DO THAT AGAIN!

are we clear here?

just making sure everyone knows i suck.

do you feel better?
i do.

oh and i will add i raised a stink. in my girls night out group. totally. i made i big issue about new people inviting new people every month. and i discussed it with my freind i had an issue with. and i discussed it with other people that weren't happy with it either. and I REMOVED MYSELF FROM THE GROUP. and i haven't been back. i can still go. they still want me to come. i think? but it hasn't worked out. and when i go it will be fun. but i removed myself from the drama. if i go back i am not totally invested in it. we are still friends. we still can go to lunch. yes it is awkward. and i regret tackling something that really didn't bug me that much but it bugged other people . i made it my issue. and you know i am still living with that choice . and i regret it.

I'm sorry to those people too.

and this all happened around the same time.

i was in a funk.

i have reflected on it. and am TRYING TO GROW UP AND MOVE ON. still trying. but FYI i have gossiped. i do sometimes. i think everyone does sometimes.

generally i don't say anything meaning to hurt anyone.

and key thing is I apologize. sincerely. that is the big thing. if i know someone had their feelings hurt i apologize.

if i realize i said too much i say sorry.

I admit i am not perfect.

and seriously who doesn't want to know secrets?

but i don't gossip with the intent to hurt anyone.

I AM HIGH SCHOOL.

the first step to fixing something is admitting you have a problem.

here we are. i admit it . consider yourself warned.

19 comments:

tammy said...
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tammy said...

You know what? You are awesome to admit that. Every single one of us has been part of gossip before I'm sure. And you are the bigger person for admitting it, apologizing, and moving on. I hate when I get pulled into things too. I only want to be the peacemaker and HATE HATE to hurt anyone's feelings. And the drama. Time to be done with this issue!

SuperCoolMom said...

Gossip: Most of us want to hear it, we just don't want it to be about us.

Oh well, don't dish it if you can't take it.

Love ya.

Jenifer said...

You had me at GOSSIP WHORE. That is hilarious. I think we could all do better at the gossip issure, but you owned up and apologized. That's more than most people would do.

Susie said...

admitting it is the first step... so they say...and the hardest part.....so they say.....WTH are they talking about though?

They are so stupid and probably bad dressers. Can I share your locker with you?

Jen said...

LOL! Every person has "gossiped" at one point or another, and what one person considers gossip another considers just random information. And sometimes you can't help how someone takes something, something that wouldn't bug you at all can totally piss off someone else, just how life is. And you don't suck!! I am just glad you learned from it, I hope everyone involved did, and you are right let's move on. And LOL we are more alike than I think we know, sometimes I talk just for the sake of talking or pass along info to try and help the situation, and when it backfires on me I wonder if I am socially retarded? Well am I?!

blah, blah by lindsey said...

please... you DON'T SUCK!! it is hard not to get sucked into things. and i think it is awesome that you apologized and moved on, we all need to do that sometimes.

and who doesn't gossip? i do it regularly, not to hurt people it is just what i do.

i love you tons! you are awesome don't let anyone tell you different!

NerdyRedneck Rob said...

So who am I going to gossip with now?

crystal said...

Not just a FLOOZY, but a WHORE. Wow. You've hit the big time! So....good thing I don't have any deep, dark secrets!

Are You Serious! said...

♥ I'm with Jen! Saying Random information isn't necissarily gossip unless it's said with the intent to hurt! So... Good for you, you owned up to it.

raising4boys said...

What you said about passing judgments, I think I would rather have someone gossip about the way I do things or how I look then say it to my face. My skin is very thin! But if it's news I want to tell others myself, then I get upset.

Melanie and Will said...

I agree that it was very adult of you to admit to being a gossiper. I think we all are, whether we try to be or not. It's in women's nature. I am no perfect soul, and I do better than at some times than others.

I think the honesty requires a lot. And that makes you the better person especially if you try harder to not be the gossiper. ;)

Allison said...

Used to have a really hard time knowing that people gossip about me. Wait I still do!! It isn't easy to know that people are talking about you behind your back, but in some ways it is easier as long as it doesn't get back to me. Then when it does it hurts me. I too will get caught up in the middle and then I act whacked. So... there is no easy answer to gossiping.

I know I have participated in the past, present and probably in the future. I love knowing what is happening in people's lives. I guess that is why so many people blog hop and see what other people are doing. We get a glimpse in other people's lives. In a sense, blog hopping is a form of gossiping, but it could be said a good (if there really is good gossiping) form of gossiping AND we are letting the people know. Just my random thoughts. I know I will screw up again and have it bite me in the butt. Wait that just happened last week!!

tammy said...

LOL at Jen and Rob!!

Jenn said...

I am very proud of you for admitting you have a problem. Lol- some day I will admit I have the same problem...

KATE said...

Again, I'm chuckling over here! Whoever says they don't gossip is only lying to themselves. (i think anyway) I'm a "gossip whore" too, & you are so cracking me up with all this! You're funny & I'm glad you apologized & moved on. Good job! I think you're hilarious!!

onehm said...

WOW! Things are hitting the fan, eh?
You rock for being so open...LOVE YOU!
Hope that things get better with the group!
xoxoxo

Shannon said...

I totally agree that the first step is admitting it! You have certainly covered that! I thinks its true that everyone has the urge to gossip at times but I always try to ask myself if it would hurt my feelings if someone said it about me. I am a firm believer in karma! Good luck turning it around!

Micah and Jen said...

What? An honest person? I LOVE that you are so open and honest....no matter how hard I try to be open and honest it seems to backfire in my face at times....maybe that is a fault of mine, I need to be more dishonest....but yes, I gossip too! Don't we all??? If someone says they don't, hmmmm...dishonest! I HATE all the drama as well and just want out of it....I'm right there with you!!! :) Love ya!

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