Why are some people always so NICE?!
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Anonymous
My DH is like you! 
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Anonymous
| She's obviously on drugs. |
Anonymous
Are you in McLean? God forbid someone try to be nice or kind or smile, they must be "fake", according to some of the miserable hags there. 
Some people just have nice lives, OP. No one will ever change that. Why not embrace it, and try to have some of the positive wear off on you. |
Anonymous
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I have a friend like that. She is always nice and kind. That is not my best skill set. I like hanging out with her, because 1) I hope some of her nice rubs off on me and 2) I find that over the years I learn some of the skills to more kind to others.
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Anonymous
| I really like to be around kind, positive people and strive to be someone like that myself (though it's not always my strong suit!)...that being said, the "OMG LIFE IS SO AWESOME XOXOXO PEACE LOVE HEARTS!!! I have so much to be grateful for!!!" people sometimes annoy me. |
Anonymous
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If it's genuine, it's fine. With some people, it seems very "fake it til you make it" and I don't like it.
I had a co-worker like this. Everything was so damn hunky-dory all the time that I figured someone in her family was doing life in prison for eating someone, and she was just trying to pretend it never happened. |
Anonymous
That's a sweeping statement ungrounded in fact. I'm both those things and, though I can cap it, I'm not "always so nice." |
Anonymous
Oh no it isn't. I'm from the Midwest and while it's true that people are generally nicer (to your face) here, which I attribute to life being less stressful overall, it is simply not true that everyone is unfailingly nice and Christian. Lots of people are passive-aggressive (nice to your face, talk about you behind your back) just like everywhere else. Are you really this naive? |
Anonymous
If I can't be happy, no one can! Can we hang out? Misery loves company. |
Anonymous
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I'm like this. I used to be REALLY angry and mean and grumpy.
Then I found that being happy, cheerful and nice was much less tiring, and I got back what I put out into the world. So I worked really hard to make it natural, and now I'm genuinely happy and nice. I totally lose my shit sometimes, but it's rare and I'm over it quickly. Last time was in December when we were on vacation and DD wanted me to wait to leave the hotel room as we headed out to Disney because she had to change her stuffed panda out of his pajamas and into his "vacation overalls." |
Anonymous
| I am pretty upbeat most of the time and I would say I am positive about 80-90% of the time. Only when something is really getting under my skin do I bitch about it. I have a friend who, no matter how crappy life is, what is going on, she is the most positive and helpful person I know. Her father was dying last year and I would say something about how busy my weekend was, she offered up her time with no thought of herself. Thing is, my life isn't half as busy as hers. It's just who she is. For the record, she's midwest & christian, as am I. |
Anonymous
| I'll have what she's having! |
Anonymous
I think this is extraordinary. It gives me hope for the world. 
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Anonymous
| I know what you mean, OP. I Want to be like that too, but have a hard time seeing the positive instead of the negative. |
Anonymous
| Is her name Michelle Duggar? |