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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The rumors are typically along the lines of alcohol issues, domestic abuse, and neglective parenting.[/quote]

Just want to pull this out because while I don't live in Fairfax County, this is 100% the stuff people will say about couples/families they don't like, regardless of whether it is based on anything resembling fact. I've definitely heard this kind of innuendo about people in my community in a way that made me think "wait, how would you even know that?" or "whoa, that's serious, what's it based on?" People will instantly backtrack. It's gross.

Point is, I think these topics are chosen purposefully because it's easy to sort of imply them without actually saying "Tom has a drinking problem" or "Joe hits his wife" or "Peter is a bad parent." Instead it will be like "Oh did Tom and Lily leave already? I guess Tom really tied one on again, huh?" or "I just don't like how Rachel talks about Joe - it's like she's afraid of making him mad," or "I mean, everyone parents in their own way but I saw Peter out with the kids and I'm surprised one of them hasn't been run over with him on his phone all the time." Like there's just enough plausible deniability to be like "oh, I guess I just misunderstood!" but also enough criticism to make the other person look bad and make people listening want to tut-tut along with you to prove that they don't condone drinking too much or hitting your wife or neglecting your kids (even if none of that has ever occurred).

People are awful, is what I'm saying. Just awful. Stay away from people like this -- even if they initially like you, they could turn on you at any minute and you know what they'll stoop to.[/quote]

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