Has anyone ever burst your bubble? Lovers, friends, bosses, or teachers? How did you react and recover?

Question

I am not talking about sex. One of my principals confronted me and told me I was not teaching up to my abilities. It was a wake up call.

It was early in my teaching career, and it motivated me.

Answer 1

Now you KNOW I love your name Gyorzxk. That didn't really bother you now did it?? (so joking)

But seriously..... you have to look at the person that said it. Question? Did he say this from observation? Or did some parent complain about something and he drew a conclusion?

I've seen that happen so many times and its funny how educators jump to conclusions with just one comment from one parent.

As far as if it were true or not..... and it being a wake up call..... yes, those are good!! It never hurts to truly take a look at ourselves and realize what we are doing or not doing. It can be a good thing!

Did you listen? That's the key part. Are we prepared to accept the truth? Or know the difference between the truth and something that has no validity? Tricky. Plus..... we have to know ourselves well enough and be honest enough with ourselves to allow our bubbles to be burst and still have enough strength to recover and do something about it.

I'm proud of you. I know you did the right thing. :)

Answer 2

I'm forever blowing bubbles...really should get permission, I suppose. But it tends to mean that whenever something pops, I can re-inflate pretty quickly. Couple of times though, I've had some major bubbles burst. When I failed my degree, that was a big bubble burst - kinda like "Whoah...I coasted, and it turns out, I'm not a freakin' genius after all...". When, after a year of asking for re-writes, HarperCollins told me they weren't in fact going to publish my first novel after all, that hit me hard.

Both times I guess, I learned a little more of the same lesson. Humility and hard work. You don't necessarily deserve success, even if you think you have the skill to do something. If you don't put the work in, knuckle down or get out of the way. I went back the following year and studied my butt off and got my degree. And when the novel was rejected, I became a journalist out of spite and in retalliation. There, that'll show them!

Answer 3

Many times in my life of 55 years my bubbles have been burst! Sometimes it was bad enough to cry, (and a good cry sets off feel better hormones, they say) sometimes, I was bitter--not a reaction I recommend, I don't think it's good for me to be negative & always expect the worse, or that sort of reaction. After a while, some times longer than others, I pick myself up, dust myself off & carry on with my life--it does go on...Be brave my friend, not everybody's a jerk in this world.

Answer 4

I am sometimes overly-sensitive and easily hurt, but I'm not very often bothered by bubble-bursters. I have some fight left in me and that just really bugs me. Why would you want to shoot down someone else's balloon? When someone does that to me, I just mentally categorize them as negative and I don't take to heart their attempts to discourage me. It doesn't mean I dislike them; I just accept that some people just are that way. They may not even realize it.
I've had friends help me see that something I was excited about wasn't going to fly.....it can be done without sticking in pin in my heart. I like those kinds of people the best.
I choose the people that get to influence me. Mental game I guess, but it works for me.

Answer 5

Oh yes, when I was 19 and had my first job as a stenographer (in those days we still took shorthand, Pitman it was..lol) I was working in a bank Head Office and full of myself. Smart assed and snarky at times and I worked for about 6 men. One that I thought was particularly slow and I used to use my best lines on him. Don't know why I did that, but he suited me well to get smart with.
This man complained to my boss (I can't blame him). I was warned to back off and keep my tongue to myself.
It taught me a very valuable lesson early on and in a working environment I am always careful how I chose my words now....lol
Despite all the above, I am still a pretty nice person...smile

Answer 6

my bubble bursts very easily I've had my bubble burst by lovers, friends,bosses and anyone else who can be named. I usually react by confrontation or arguing with my mouth not physical unless its impossible to avoid

Answer 7

Oh, sure! You couldn't get to be my age without having your bubble burst now and again. How to Recover? Simple....Get over it, and blow another bubble.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I never had a bubble to burst

Answer 10

yea, and i hate it when that happens, like when im looking forward to something and somebody brings me down. but i usually recover quickly. my bubble always comes back after awhile cuz im usually happy and like it best that way.