silence is golden

Twirling the drink in my hand, I smile and nod knowingly as she talks. I take a sip of my drink to distract me because what I really want to do instead is to grab her shoulders and shake her and scream in her face, “CAN’T YOU SEE? WHY CAN’T YOU SEE? IT’S RIGHT THERE….JUST…FRIGGIN’….LOOK….WHY ARE YOU SO STUPID??!?”

But the nicer and kinder me (yes, there is a kind person in me…however small she is lol) knows that my opinions and my views do not matter here. Who am I to say what is best for her? Would I not be acting self-righteously if I imposed my solution onto her?

So the best thing to do is to listen, and not give any advice. What I can do is help her sort out her options without telling her what to do. To explore with her what she really wants and what is stopping her.

Sometimes, the more you learn, the more you grow, the more you realize that silence is golden.

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