tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post2581129668658626301..comments2023-09-17T10:16:04.077-04:00Comments on Land of Bean: Table Topics Tuesday: Bitter PillCaraBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-73456524276074550402010-05-26T20:28:34.001-04:002010-05-26T20:28:34.001-04:00This is one of my favorite things about you. Of c...This is one of my favorite things about you. Of course, I am pretty similar in this regard...but one thing I hate more than anything is someone who patronizes and then turns around and says something different. To me, that's not kindness OR honesty.NICKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918315917202471513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-86978918941078681122010-05-25T10:48:41.376-04:002010-05-25T10:48:41.376-04:00I'm more honest than not. Unfortunately even ...I'm more honest than not. Unfortunately even when you are kind about it, people don't always take it the best way so I guess it's harder for me to be kind.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775110752834313420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-50913666529919234012010-05-20T14:43:06.518-04:002010-05-20T14:43:06.518-04:00Ditto what E. . . said, usually I'm kind befor...Ditto what E. . . said, usually I'm kind before honest, though I do recognize that honesty is kind.<br /><br />If I'm not being sincere, I do try not to go over the top.mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-60968768865881522942010-05-19T07:10:42.387-04:002010-05-19T07:10:42.387-04:00Never fear..you are not alone in your inability to...Never fear..you are not alone in your inability to lie.<br />I am exactly the same way! <br />Its funny because I have always wished I could, but then I remember that the truth is always so much easier to remember.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333402968377000814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-24767388891018219692010-05-18T20:52:36.065-04:002010-05-18T20:52:36.065-04:00Way easier for me to be kind than honest. Or mayb...Way easier for me to be kind than honest. Or maybe just to avoid confrontation and not really say what's on my mind...E...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04405932437380095945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-39757608011947398542010-05-18T19:36:05.294-04:002010-05-18T19:36:05.294-04:00I hate to admit, I can lie with the best of 'e...I hate to admit, I can lie with the best of 'em. I think it comes from my years on the trading floor...lying and cursing like a trucker when I worked down there. Not good:/Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-41883395438240960802010-05-18T15:43:34.107-04:002010-05-18T15:43:34.107-04:00I appreciate your candor.
;)I appreciate your candor.<br /><br />;)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655298574868899841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-8707973031765312542010-05-18T13:58:18.978-04:002010-05-18T13:58:18.978-04:00Some people couldn't be kind if you paid them ...Some people couldn't be kind if you paid them money. I have an easy time being kind, a harder time telling someone the God's honest truth if I think it will hurt their feelings. I'll admit it: I'm an issue-skirter. I won't lie to your face, but I might hem-haw around the subject.<br /><br />However, if someone asks me to give them an opinion, I will give it honestly. So, NO, your butt does NOT look big in those jeans!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916853180728593287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-33409843745340326402010-05-18T12:13:36.799-04:002010-05-18T12:13:36.799-04:00I'm the same way. I err by being too harsh so...I'm the same way. I err by being too harsh sometime, but I've been told that when I compliment someone over something, they really take it to heart more because I'm not complimenting them about everything all the time.Ronnicahttp://ignoranthistorian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-81536442640745213602010-05-18T11:22:32.238-04:002010-05-18T11:22:32.238-04:00I like your honesty and find it refreshing!
I am ...I like your honesty and find it refreshing!<br /><br />I am just like you as well. I can't lie and generally feel it is not a good idea to do so even if I could. Seems like one lie just leads to another...you know. My MIL will tell me she likes something even when she doesn't in an attempt to be kind, but in the long run it just makes me second guess everything she says. So maybe it is not so kind after all?<br /><br />My friends do tell me they ask me question cause they appreciate the fact that I will tell them the truth and yes, I try and be kind while I’m at it. I may not always be the most tactful person....but I mean well. :)Judith Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909477665972681887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-69746760299301752042010-05-18T10:34:16.744-04:002010-05-18T10:34:16.744-04:00Excellent Cara...lying is not in my repertoire eit...Excellent Cara...lying is not in my repertoire either...and I can't do it over the phone either, LOL! Amazes me the people who can. So I too skirt issues!!Jane In The Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936518391049202659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-7865877820544807772010-05-18T08:32:39.576-04:002010-05-18T08:32:39.576-04:00I knew there was a reason I liked you - I can'...I knew there was a reason I liked you - I can't lie either. Or, I can do it, but really badly and with WAY too many words involved. <br /><br />But I DO believe honesty & kindness are not mutually exclusive. Sometimes, the kindest thing is saying nothing at all, even when you're DYING to shoot straight & tell it like it is.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833274360880170296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-27027331711781409322010-05-18T08:13:48.094-04:002010-05-18T08:13:48.094-04:00I don't like lying but maybe that's becaus...I don't like lying but maybe that's because I am really good at it. But don't worry, I don't use this power often.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399156539354549499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-9974970512759065582010-05-18T07:57:36.944-04:002010-05-18T07:57:36.944-04:00I have a tougher time being kind...honesty is my d...I have a tougher time being kind...honesty is my default. I try to phrase it in a nice way..."I could never get away with wearing that." You get the picture?Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048243639634834643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-25332255108090014532010-05-18T06:15:21.185-04:002010-05-18T06:15:21.185-04:00Yes, honesty is good. I'd much rather tell so...Yes, honesty is good. I'd much rather tell someone the honest truth...for instance about what they are wearing...than to lie and then have to look at them in that outfit, ever. again. <br /><br />:LOLsheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183605567090197137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-50922432864323942992010-05-17T23:09:32.509-04:002010-05-17T23:09:32.509-04:00It's all in the wording. But IMO, it's be...It's all in the wording. But IMO, it's better to be honest than to send someone off looking ridiculous. Think about it....wouldn't you rather hear the gentle truth and be embarrassed in front of one person? Or be lied to and have people snickering behind your back?Kayrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397302130308197831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-48680905897027207662010-05-17T22:47:27.355-04:002010-05-17T22:47:27.355-04:00We need people like you to keep it real form the r...We need people like you to keep it real form the rest of us.Brandy@YDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362084419708971995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-39884195358347380662010-05-17T22:29:53.452-04:002010-05-17T22:29:53.452-04:00Great response, and a slightly different way of lo...Great response, and a slightly different way of looking at the question than I had.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358728869887041648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861518104298318602.post-47612181570255647412010-05-17T22:29:17.453-04:002010-05-17T22:29:17.453-04:00I cannot lie, either. Which kind of sucks sometime...I cannot lie, either. Which kind of sucks sometimes!Loukiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066879990007701379noreply@blogger.com