When someone tells me ‘don’t’ it just makes me want to ‘do’.
Butterfly Sand
Curiosity run amok . . .
When someone tells me ‘don’t’ it just makes me want to ‘do’.
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Adventurous spirits we are!
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As a contrarian, I can relate.
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I knew you would!
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Oh yes! Especially when they raise their voice … as if bullying me will make me suddenly want to agree 😂😂😂
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Bullies bring out my temper. I have an Irish background…
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That’s grit! 💛
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And I take it by the teeth every day!
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We must! Love it, my friend!
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For me it’s if they say “you can’t”.
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That’s a good one too!
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When we’re told ‘don’t’ or ‘you can’t’, it brings out the rebel in most of us. Gotta let the Genie out of the bottle once in a while!
Ginger
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It definitely gets my hackles up! And yes I guess I am a bit of a rebel, quietly so.
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Somehow this doesn’t surprise me, Pam. I think it’s a good thing.
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Sometimes this is the only way forward…
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Especially when the don’t is not accompanied by a worthy reason to “don’t”…
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Exactly! And it better be a damn good reason!
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Damn good!
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Reverse psychology, its like telling ourselves to not eat that chocolate. Yeah right! 😂 🤣
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Isn’t that considered sacrilegious?
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Very 🤣…um, is that a flavor? 😂
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You too?
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I guess I’m in good company!
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🙂
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Heh 😀 … reverse psychology at its finest!
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As long as you can get it back into drive!
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