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Regrettably some of my fiercest, most compassionless criticisms have been toward close family members and it's usually nailing those traits of weakness or stupidity I admonish myself for. It's like they are outing me by association, exposing my weaknesses to the world. ...
This is a regret of mine as well. It's why I want to stop being this way. Family is very important to me (friends are family too.) and I don't want to alienate the people I love.
WHy as human beings are we like that?
I think it's just as rawb says. We expect to be forgiven by the people who love us. Clearly, they've already accepted us. So, we expect them to accept our bullshit too. They will accept it. We can get away with it. We shouldn't get away with it, we shouldn't do it, and we should all try to cut it out.
Yes there is! Certainly willful ignorance is by far more agravating than woeful stupidity, but both drive me batshit nuts, for sure.I think there is a difference between intelligence and deliberate ignorance. Perhaps that is what bothers you, Altered and Mme? I could see that being irritating considering something can be done to alter it.
I agree with your position on stupid questions. My father is a master at crafting these.
My grandmother asks the same questions nine milion times. She's not confused or stupid. She asks the questions because she knows I'm impatient, and that repitition irks me. She also does it to try to get me to give a new answer sometimes. That's one form of stupid questions.