I'm ME

"Everyone likes......" Insert whatever you believe "everyone" likes.

WRONG!!!!!

NOT everyone likes the same things. In fact, some people actively dislike things that you wouldn't guess they have an aversion for.

Take me, for example. I honestly do not like





Disneyland.



Shocked? I could explain my aversion, but I won't. I am not on a crusade to persuade others to share in my dislikes. My negative views are my own. I might share them as an insight with a friend, but I do not intend to post them for the world to read.

This post was prompted by some e-mail chatter by and between people I know. No, they were not discussing the House of Mouse. But there was a certain, "We like this, so everyone we know must like it too." feel about the whole thing.

Yes, we generally share the likings of our friends. However, WE ARE NOT ALL ALIKE.

One of my best friends indulges in something that sickens me. She knows I do not share her passion, and she neither teases me about it nor rejects me for not sharing in it. In fact, I have even assisted her in her search for ............




black jelly beans!

Food likes and dislikes are minor. So-and-so doesn't eat _________. BFD Unless the ONLY thing the person eats is live octopi, food likes and dislikes do not generally affect our friendships.

But we should consider and respect each others differences before we assume that everyone we know shares our political/medical/religious/social beliefs. NOT making assumptions can be every bit as important as making them.