For the record, there are people out there who love me, care about me, or even like me a great deal. This is good, and has time has passed I've learned to acknowledge this.

I have no need to bitch about these people. So I don't. I bitch about my ability to cause other people, many but not all other people, to see the absolute worst in everything I say or do.

But I wouldn't keep running into these people if I didn't keep trying!