To say that I have expectations and standards for the company I keep. And I've never been afraid to tell someone that they're acting moronically when they make a decision I don't agree with. I've been raised that way. It doesn't do anyone a bit of good when you keep your feelings to yourself.
So, there must be a reason why I'm saying this right? Correct.
A friend of mine recently turned to smoking. I was informed by a mutual friend of ours and I had to say, that my impression of the smoking friend just dropped a few notches. Smoking had never been a Kosher deal with me. I find it a rather ugly habit to pick up and I never found good company around most people that smoked.(My grandparents smoke, but what are you gonna do about family?)
But what makes it worse is that I've known this person for years. They've had problems coping with stress, but I never found it within their character to ever resort to that sort of thing to deal with stress. To me, that's not even a valid reason to smoke. Work out, punch the air, write music, cook, go to sleep, cry on your mom's shoulder, do SOMETHING constructive. I realize that I can't change a person, nor would I ever want to. But it's also a horrible thing to see a friend not living up to who you know they are.
And it makes me feel bad to have to tell said friends that they're being stupid. But someone has to.
~Korey
