Announcements!

I want to talk about announcements. Not the "I'm Pregnant!" or "Just Graduated!" celebratory announcements, but the warning announcements. "I'm just going to fall back" "If you do that again, I'm breaking up with you" " Clearly I care too much, so I'm just going to stop caring" etc. Why must you announce those things? For the response. For the validation. For a reason not to actually do what was announced. That's why. If that's how you really feel your actions will speak louder than your words. I find it so annoying to hear that from people or read it on social media. Do you and don't look for the response. You're not serious when it's announced. You're seeking attention that you're not going to get if you're in a situation where you thought those announcements were necessary in the first place. I'll be the first person to tell you to speak up when you have a problem, but you can only do that so many times before it becomes redundant and ineffective. When you get to the point of needing to make an announcement, just do it.