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It's not that we should treat others the way we want to be treated. We should treat others the way THEY want to be treated.

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AMEN to that!! It's called BOUNDARIES. It's called RESPECT FOR OTHER'S WISHES.

I think the Golden Rule means RESPECT others, treat them with the same respect you want to be treated. It doesn't necessarily mean DO for them what you want DONE; SAY to them what you want SAID.

My mother used to drive me crazy when I was sick. She'd be constantly asking me if I needed anything, she'd push liquids when I would rather sleep, she had a habit of rubbing my legs and sometimes I didn't want to be touched, especially if I was running a fever; my skin would be too sensitive. In other words, she SUFFOCATED me!!

That can happen mentally as well as emotionally. A cut will heal faster if you LEAVE IT ALONE! If you keep picking the scab, it could very well get infected, causing the healing to take longer. Scars form better if we keep picking at a wound. None of us wants scars!