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Toxic people will not be changed by the alchemy of your kindness (Original Post)
ItsjustMe
Jun 2023
OP
One can be casually kind yet fully aware of the toxicity and not become entangled
PortTack
Jun 2023
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CentralMass
(15,840 posts)1. No good deed goes unpunished
PortTack
(35,177 posts)2. One can be casually kind yet fully aware of the toxicity and not become entangled
markie
(23,106 posts)3. thanks for posting
I needed that reminder this morning
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LuckyCharms
(19,482 posts)5. Wut
EYESORE 9001
(27,761 posts)7. I didn't have time to play with it
I did light a fire under its ass, however, and that stuff takes time.
The Grand Illuminist
(1,739 posts)6. In extremely rare cases
Toxic counters toxic.
marble falls
(62,959 posts)8. Excellent advice. June Cleaver said it best ...