Quote: "Blackfoot, when you said "don't internalize it," that was exactly right, too." See this is where I'm having some trouble collating everyone's points. It seems that some are saying don't let it out, hide your feelings, and turn the situation around to something positive (do a 180). While on the other hand you are not supposed to internalize things. Either I am just not getting it (99% probability) or there is a contradiction here.
By "don't internize" I took blackfoot to mean, "don't necessarily take her words to heart." That did NOT mean keep your feelings inside. Mrs NOP put it well (also way back yonder)-- listen, pay attention, but don't assume every little thing is written in concrete. People's moods change. "Don't internalize" in this context means "don't assume every little comment, mood, remark is being handed down in tablets of stone from the mountaintop."
