Giving advice with a disclaimer

I’m that person, you know the one that people can come to for advice at anytime. Yeah, the person who when needs advice no one is around. That’s me! I love to give advice but sometimes it can be aggravating when you need someone and you just don’t have that person. So, of course I’m my own person.

 

Anyways, if someone asks me for advice I’m glad to give it as long as they’re willing to hear the blunt truth. I’m the friend that won’t hold anything back, so if someone doesn’t want me to give them the God honest truth I’m not your person.  I’ll tell you not to try out for The Voice, that singing isn’t your strongest attribute.

The other day someone came to me complaining about their relationship. I secretly think that since divorced I’ve given more relationship advice than I’ve ever given before. So, they came to me because of an argument with their significant other, a bad argument. The kind where they wanted to walk out and be done. Well, I told this person that working it out at all costs (unless abuse) is what they should do. Communicate. That’s what adults do.

 

Let’s just say this person didn’t want to hear me say that. They wanted to hear me say LEAVE! You deserve it, your boo is wrong, blah blah! Yet I wasn’t going to say that. I think people think since I’m divorced I would encourage getting divorced. Like I give out free divorce passes or something.  Well, that won’t happen. EVER.

 

Now I feel like starting with disclaimers before I give advice. People love coming back to blame you when they’ve “followed” your advice. Ya’ll should too. Repeat after me:

 

“The views, and/or opinions expressed are my own I’m not responsible for your break up, you walking away, pregnancy, rejection, STD, etc.” LOL. I’m crazy ya’ll but you understand the point. Never give advice without saying that it’s only your opinion first.