Please drop your guard so I can insult you
I’ve posted before about finding myself uncharacteristically tweaked as a Formerly at little dumbass things that wouldn’t have bothered me a couple of years ago. Well, here’s the Peeve of the Day (POD), and it’s not even 9 AM: Preambles to petty, judgmental observations that serve to inoculate the utterer against potential criticism and making the listener feel thin-skinned if she’s hurt or offended. (more…)
