Have you ever had someone in your life whose daily behavior was so over the top that even they call themselves crazy? Yet, you still associate with them by hanging out, talking on the telephone, emailing them etc.
Have you ever wondered why this person sticks around you when everyone else simply stays away from them? It’s because you’ve allowed them to encroach on your inner peace and tranquility. Even the crazy person knows this and because they’re crazy and can’t help themselves they will continue to trouble the waters more and more until you decide to cut them out or join them in crazy land.
So, now they’ve done something so egregious – so beyond the pale that even they know that they’re wrong. They’re trying their hardest to apologize and to patch things up with you. STOP! THINK!
Patching things up will only bring you back to the circus. Do you really want to continue to live like that? If the answer is no then don’t patch things up. Don’t call them or take their calls. Don’t answer their emails. Don’t make yourself available to spend time with them.
By the same token don’t waste time and energy “unfriending” them from every social network known to humankind, or blocking their email, or changing your telephone number. Just let it go – let it deflate on its own. And please, don’t entertain someone like that ever again. Now that we know the signs we have to keep walking by when we see them coming. Just smile and pick up the pace.