Rejection

Life is not always rosy, always filled with ups and downs...

Have you ever been rejected? Or have you ever reject someone else? How do you feel when you/ your request has been rejected?

Rejected mum's request to pay for a dinner 1st so that my brother need not foot the bill - Mum was so upset with me that she refused to talk to me for 2 whole weeks.

Did not accede to Mum's request to drive my aunt home (at Bukit Batok) after a party at Greg's Mummy's house in Sengkang - She was so agitated that she complained to almost everyone and refused to talk to me. Had to get Dad's help to ease the tension between us in the end. (Well, it was definitely out of my way (Sembawang) and I was 8 1/2 months pregnant then...)

Rejected Hubby's (then boyfriend) 1st proposal in Paris, Eiffel Tower - He was definitely disappointed and apparently, I ruined his entire Europe trip back in 2003.

Rejected 2 offers to go on business trips to Las Vegas and Taiwan in 2004/2005 - Remorseful that I missed the opportunities to travel (FOC) but did not regret my decision so as to take care of Mum during her chemotherapy treatment (Anyway, thought that non-profit organizations should not splurge on such trips...)

Always not easy to reject other people and of course, it doesn't feel good to be rejected. Anger, disappointment, and lots of other emotion involved. But, ultimately, rejection is not fatal, right? Perhaps, it helps everyone to see things in a different perspective.

Well, being rejected is definitely not easy and absolutely painful. But it is even more difficult to reject others, without jeopardising the relationship, isn't it?

Is this how you feel when you are being rejected?