Um, I’ll Let You Know…Things People Say Just to Be Polite
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Toya Sharee
4. Everything is going to be okay.
Unplanned pregnancy? Death in the family? Flat broke and unemployed? We aren’t doing anyone any favors by telling them everything will be okay because somehow unexplained forces in the universe will save the day. At a certain point people need to hear, “Yeah, you’re pretty unprepared for life as it is, a baby is just going to make it more difficult,” or “Losing someone sucks and you’re not handling it well. Maybe you should talk to a professional,” or “Look, you need to get a job, any job. Your car note doesn’t care if you’re dropping fries to pay it.” Everything can be okay, but it requires some effort from that person as well.
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