obstinate.org

People make excuses. It is natural, and something that I think is a part of the human condition. One cannot help that some part or another of anything is inadequate. It is just the tendency of people to be unable to accept it, and such come up with a string of items that somehow explain these inadequacies. The problem is that invariably it almost never makes up for it. In fact, some people crank out excuses with such vigor that they are hurled into everything that they do or interact with as if they have the self image that they can do no wrong.

She was so nice, the sex was great, always had a great time, it was fantastic… except she had a beard.
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I was recently speaking with someone, specifically giving them feedback / advice on a particular topic. Now, let me be clear that the item in particular didn’t strike me as particularly sensitive.  I gave my constructive feedback and the person got quite defensive about the matter, to the point where it was obvious that they thought I was being judgmental. 

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