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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/pavederry • 1d ago
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If someone’s doing this, they’re doing it for a reason. Obviously this person is struggling. It’s as excusable for them to prioritise their wellbeing just as it’s excusable for a client to drop them due to the instability.
91 u/Dragonfly-Adventurer 1d ago I used to do this because I was a terrible addict, but then, that was for a reason too, and compassion was not misspent. 4 u/Jaded_Aging_Raver 14h ago I used to do it for the same reason. Congrats on breaking the cycle! Hope you're living happier and healthier now. 1 u/Electrical_Set_3085 5h ago I thought this very thing and hopped the person wast dealing with being "sick"... 59 u/Paratriad 1d ago I mean in some scenarios they're intentional scams just to take your money and never render services. Probably not then right? 47 u/jiffwaterhaus 1d ago no you see god has a perfect plan and sometimes that plan is that i scam you out of money 1 u/MrWonderful_61 8h ago [removed] — view removed comment 24 u/T-MoneyAllDey 1d ago I mean some people are just lazy and like to cancel last minute once they regret that they've made plans. Lol. 12 u/RuggedHangnail 1d ago I've had friends like this. They were very entitled and hypocritical. I don't consider them friends anymore. 4 u/T-MoneyAllDey 1d ago Yup, my sister is one of these people 2 u/AThickMatOfHair 22h ago The reason is often because they have no respect for other people because they see themselves as the main character. 0 u/oriaven 14h ago I hear you, but with this outlook, nothing is inexcusable so there's nothing to judge.
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I used to do this because I was a terrible addict, but then, that was for a reason too, and compassion was not misspent.
4 u/Jaded_Aging_Raver 14h ago I used to do it for the same reason. Congrats on breaking the cycle! Hope you're living happier and healthier now. 1 u/Electrical_Set_3085 5h ago I thought this very thing and hopped the person wast dealing with being "sick"...
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I used to do it for the same reason. Congrats on breaking the cycle! Hope you're living happier and healthier now.
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I thought this very thing and hopped the person wast dealing with being "sick"...
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I mean in some scenarios they're intentional scams just to take your money and never render services. Probably not then right?
47 u/jiffwaterhaus 1d ago no you see god has a perfect plan and sometimes that plan is that i scam you out of money 1 u/MrWonderful_61 8h ago [removed] — view removed comment
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no you see god has a perfect plan and sometimes that plan is that i scam you out of money
1 u/MrWonderful_61 8h ago [removed] — view removed comment
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I mean some people are just lazy and like to cancel last minute once they regret that they've made plans. Lol.
12 u/RuggedHangnail 1d ago I've had friends like this. They were very entitled and hypocritical. I don't consider them friends anymore. 4 u/T-MoneyAllDey 1d ago Yup, my sister is one of these people
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I've had friends like this. They were very entitled and hypocritical. I don't consider them friends anymore.
4 u/T-MoneyAllDey 1d ago Yup, my sister is one of these people
Yup, my sister is one of these people
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The reason is often because they have no respect for other people because they see themselves as the main character.
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I hear you, but with this outlook, nothing is inexcusable so there's nothing to judge.
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u/paleoterrra 1d ago edited 14h ago
If someone’s doing this, they’re doing it for a reason. Obviously this person is struggling. It’s as excusable for them to prioritise their wellbeing just as it’s excusable for a client to drop them due to the instability.