Posted by Dinah on March 24, 2009, at 19:30:03
In reply to Pathological Extreme Views, posted by garnet71 on March 23, 2009, at 16:07:57
My mother is like this. While in one to one conversations with people of all sorts she tends to find more to like than to dislike, when speaking in more general terms she practically foams at the mouth. She never sees anything to criticize in a politician she's decided to support, and nothing remotely positive in one she's decided to dislike.
I don't think it does her any real harm. Although I think some workmen at her house deliberately wound her up just to watch her spin. I make sure to keep an eye on the topics of conversation in public and head her off at the pass. So it's not a problem to her, it's more a problem for those around her who might be incredibly embarrassed.
It really is unlike her, come to think of it. She's many things, but a hater she's not in general.
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