First of all, please understand that I’m someone who has a clear way of visualizing my thoughts, but struggles to communicate them verbally or through written text like posts. Being Dutch already brings a certain directness or bluntness into the mix, so when I try to be concise, it can sometimes come across as me being an a-hole. Sometimes that’s probably true, but most of the time, it’s not meant that way. It’s something I’ve been struggling with for about 48 trips around the sun. So I’m not trying to paint people in a bad light in this post.