something to gnaw on

One of you recently called me on the following from an earlier post:
It's pretty much impossible for said folks to convince me squat about how worthwhile I am when they choose so little a role in my life.

Apparently, I also notoriously dismiss the positive feedback from people who hang out with me in spite of myself.

Ok.

As part of my effort to be more appropriate, I will do my best to BELIEVE you losers who picked the short straw and have to be my friend folks who think I'm cool enough to hang with no matter how ungrateful I am.

I have more moments of feeling cool lately, which may be why my inappropriate moments stand out so much.

Perhaps this IS progress. Now to get it from virtual to real.