It was great seeing you, it was great seeing you sign, and it was great hearing you. And that's wonderful about playing Burton so well at the jam--I'm very impressed. I would like to get better at that.
I think you're right that the Person In Black may have meant it as a compliment and since you were in the context of thinking about bullying and mean things people sometimes do, you interpreted it as an attempt to control you.
But, you know, if the PIB meant it as a compliment it was poorly phrased. And having people misinterpret something that is poorly phrased does happen, and can be a chance to learn. I strongly believe you wouldn't have reacted that way if you hadn't happened to be in that particular mood just then, OR if you had known the person enough to know it was meant as a compliment.
Even you can have a bad day, and not live up to your usual high standards for dealing with strangers, and (hug) that's okay. We'll hope it was a learning experience for the PIB and not some lasting trauma.
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Date: 2010-10-25 10:15 pm (UTC)It was great seeing you, it was great seeing you sign, and it was great hearing you. And that's wonderful about playing Burton so well at the jam--I'm very impressed. I would like to get better at that.
I think you're right that the Person In Black may have meant it as a compliment and since you were in the context of thinking about bullying and mean things people sometimes do, you interpreted it as an attempt to control you.
But, you know, if the PIB meant it as a compliment it was poorly phrased. And having people misinterpret something that is poorly phrased does happen, and can be a chance to learn. I strongly believe you wouldn't have reacted that way if you hadn't happened to be in that particular mood just then, OR if you had known the person enough to know it was meant as a compliment.
Even you can have a bad day, and not live up to your usual high standards for dealing with strangers, and (hug) that's okay. We'll hope it was a learning experience for the PIB and not some lasting trauma.