An Exploration of Being Nice and Kind
April 27, 2024 No CommentsWriting Prompt from Megan Devine on 28 May 2019 Artwork by Sarah Treanor (streanor.com) We don’t tear into people when they say insensitive things. We don’t point out how unhelpful or mean something is, even when it’s flat-out rude. Why? Because we’re being “nice.” If you point out that “everything happens for a reason” is […]
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April 27, 2024 3 Comments1st May 2019 In my family (as in, among the five-now-four siblings), I like to think of myself as the “reminder of important dates”. The Purveyor of Dates. For decades I have reminded one or other sibling that it is yet another sibling’s birthday coming up, or mum’s or dad’s, or even, a tad obnoxiously, […]
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