Perspective counts
Friend: “You’re a good female Charlie Brown.”
Me: “Thank you for saying I’m a doormat!”
Friend: “Hey, I said no such thing!”
Me: “Charlie Brown is a doormat. People walk all over him and abuse him all the time!”
Friend: “Charlie Brown is an idealist. He’s a good boy who believes the best of people; he’s sincere, genuine and full of hope. And he has a great dog. The comparison was never intended to be taken that far.”
Me : “I don’t have a dog, and I don’t like dogs.”
