I’ve learned to be careful with “dark truths.” If a friend asks, I’ll tell them a hurtful truth, and even then, I’ll precede it with a warning that it won’t be pleasant. But unless they ask again, I’ll do my best to not bring it up. Because the reality behind a dark truth is that people will face them when they’re good and ready and not a moment before, no matter who tells it to them, and no matter how much evidence they’re getting slammed with. Unpleasant truths are only heard when the recipient is ready to inconvenience the hell out of themselves, set their self-image aside, and engage in some painful evolution.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
If ever.
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I’m not ready for them. I prefer dark truths in fictional stories where there is an eventual end and I can close the page and not be too concerned about the characters I’ve come to love and admire.
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I don’t blame you. I only faced mine because I just got sick of ’em getting in the way, not out of some noble impulse, lol.
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Can I borrow Bitefighter????
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Alas, my ex took him in the divorce. I tried to name him Bitefighter when we got him because he looks like a feisty little mustachioed fella who fights with bites, but she wanted something else. His name does start with a B, though.
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Hahaha! Should I make enough moolah, I’ll get another feisty, bitey little terrier and name him Bitefighter.
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Hurrah!!!!!!!!
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All of this is so very true. One has to be ready to hear it, or at least prepare themselves for it.
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As my book gets closer to launching I find myself fighting the urge to pull it back and hide it . I’m so not ready for the dark truths! But they are coming so I’m trying to be ready. Lol
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Awesome! Keep at it Amanda—it only gets easier! 😀
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Thanks for the encouragement!
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