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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:16 AM Jun 2019

Most have heard the saying: "Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, shame on me".

But, when you allow the same "person" to hurt you thousands of times over the course of three plus years, shame is no longer relevant. You have abandoned any claim to self-respect and the word "WELCOME" is printed across your back.

Lay down---you are a doormat.

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Most have heard the saying: "Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, shame on me". (Original Post) Atticus Jun 2019 OP

George W. Bush had. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 #1

??? nt Atticus Jun 2019 #2

here you go... Javaman Jun 2019 #3

Ah, yes. Got it. nt Atticus Jun 2019 #4

"shame on... shame on... won't get fooled again." Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #5

Never heard "hurt" zipplewrath Jun 2019 #6

Ditto n/t malaise Jun 2019 #7

Agreed. There is no expression 'hurt me once'. So I guess most of us actually have NOT UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #8

Me neither sarisataka Jun 2019 #9

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)

1. George W. Bush had.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:17 AM

Jun 2019

Well, sorta.

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

2. ??? nt

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:18 AM

Jun 2019

Javaman

(62,521 posts)

3. here you go...

Reply to Atticus (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:19 AM

Jun 2019

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

4. Ah, yes. Got it. nt

Reply to Javaman (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:22 AM

Jun 2019

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

5. "shame on... shame on... won't get fooled again."

Reply to Javaman (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:24 AM

Jun 2019

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

6. Never heard "hurt"

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:27 AM

Jun 2019

I've heard "fool", but I've never heard the expression "hurt me once...".

malaise

(268,976 posts)

7. Ditto n/t

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:31 AM

Jun 2019

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

8. Agreed. There is no expression 'hurt me once'. So I guess most of us actually have NOT

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:45 AM

Jun 2019

heard that.

sarisataka

(18,633 posts)

9. Me neither

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 08:50 AM

Jun 2019

Saying "hurt me..." sounds like blaming the victim in an abusive relationship.
The rest of the OP seems to apply to that interpretation as well; maybe the poster did not think it through.

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