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In reply to the discussion: Just ripped a co-worker. Now I feel terrible. [View all]lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Admittedly our relationship is unusual, and it came about because when she was new at the company I recognized immediately that she was in an abusive relationship. She almost lost an eye when her partner beat her up. I allowed her the space to open up to me, and she trusted me for that.
As time passed, she came to me with personal and professional issues. I am older, and maybe just a little bit wiser. Just because we share a past as domestic violence survivors doesn't mean we're going to see eye to eye on everything. Her background has shaped a somewhat conservative world view. Generally I don't challenge that, except on big things like the one I described in my OP.
If something else in my description seems "off," I will do my best to explain.