Sometimes the Golden Rule turns to Iron Pyrite

Hello World!

It's been a while, a loooooong while, so yeah... Sorry for that. But I figured why not come back strong with a rant? SO HERE IT GOES.

Ok so one thing that I learned at a very young age was the Golden Rule, and for those of you who were not brought up with a "Good Christian Education" [cough] that Golden Rule states:

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

Which has been, pretty much, how I have tried to structure my life.  And for the most part, it has worked out incredibly well for all involved.

But then comes those choice few folks who translate your kindness in a horrendously skewed way and begin to feel entitled to certain parts of your affection that you had absolutely no intention of letting them have.

It's like, all of a sudden, you become a teddy bear that they can just lather with hugs and kisses at their leisure, and you are just supposed to sit up straight with your little button nose and take it.

Listen folks.  I am not the Tangerine Bear. I did not accidentally go through the "BearSmile" machine upside down resulting in a frown being stitched on my face so I then become starved for all types of human affection because the little girls and boys that come through the used toy store do not want me.

Don't look at me like that, it's a pinnacle Christmas movie from my Childhood. Netflix it.

Anyway.

It's not that I don't love people, and I do want people to feel that I am approachable, HOWEVER, that does not mean that you can lithe up to me like a snake and cop a feel, or take a hug that wasn't offered, OR GIVE ME A KISS THAT I DID NOT ASK FOR.  Kisses are special. They are not to be passed about like valentines in a kindergarten classroom.

So do us a favor, oh misinterpretive ones. Make sure that you have set the grounds, MUTUAL GROUNDS, for physical human contact before you go and take it.  Because some of us, as loving as we are, save certain things for certain people and if you are not one of those people, it says nothing about you... It's just... Some of us just have a select few that we share friendly pecks or nuzzles with, others we keep at arms length, a loving length mind you, for our own well being.  Some of us only have a limited supply of unadulterated affection, so we have to ration it.

That being said, share love, love all, give love. Just watch out much you consume, it can be stifling.

Keep that in mind all of you lithe-y takers out there.

Bella Vita