I admit I have issues with trusting people in general. I wasn't always like this - in fact when I was a teenager into my 20's I considered myself kind of naive really.

I have suffered from some unfortunate eye opening experiences. For example I was almost assaulted by my BIL. I went through a period of parental alienation with my now deceased mother, but we patched things up later on. The biggest blow came from my marriage and I'm not going to say the long story here but it's on my profile.

I've felt like this for a long time and I think these feelings were triggered by my daughter experiencing a betrayal of sorts by her friend stealing her wallet.

I'm left wondering if people can ever be truly trusted and is it okay to assume people can be trusted. It seems to me the world and morals are deteriorating - "watch your back, dog eat dog mentality". I try not to be pessimistic to my kids, yet I have told them "if you share a deep secret with someone, they may tell someone else".