Posted by 64bowtie on November 28, 2004, at 3:09:28
In reply to Dear G, posted by AdaGrace on November 26, 2004, at 17:56:06
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> I hate you.
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> I hate you.
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> I hate you and everything you have done to me.
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> I hate everything you have said
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> I hate everything you have been.
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> And I hate me.
><<< ...sweet Ada, the opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference. Children can muster up hatred. It's not wise or successful for adults to engage in hatred and say, "I hate". Anger in children is one emotional state where approval/desire turns to hate/disgust, or even more amazing, hate/disgust may switch to approval/desire. This is known as the "The Tyranny of The Shoulds" by Karen Hornay.
Rod
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