I have done this I admit. Usually when another's behavior has either come to a ridiculous extreme or to the point it has affected me directly. For example, I couldn't help but share my dismay at the fact a person close to me just spent $75,000 on a used car. That was a big nugget I couldn't keep to myself. My words spoken behind this person's back were not exactly positive or friendly. I recently shared the fact that a co-worker has revealed themself as being dumb as a post. It was such a shocker I couldn't help but sharing the story of how I had come to that realisation.
I have caught myself about to do this. I tell myself 'no' however. For, when someone bad mouths another to me I can't help but wonder if they do the same about me.
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