11/24/08

lunchtime revelation [from the DraftVault 04/27/07]

Ineffective reassurance:
Me: "...so, does that make me a bad person?"
Person: "oh, no, of _course_ not; you're not a bad person at all!"

Effective reassurance:
Me: "...so, does that make me a bad person?"
Joel (smiling): "No, Kate, not that. It's all the _other_ stuff about you that makes you a bad person!"

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