{"id":1307,"date":"2022-08-20T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T16:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2022-08-20T16:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T16:20:30","slug":"poor-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/poor-me\/1307\/","title":{"rendered":"Poor Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Poor-Me-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Poor-Me.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Poor-Me.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Poor-Me.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swanseawriterscircle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Poor-Me.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackie sighed as she heard the tap-tap of high heels approaching\u00a0her office door. Forewarned by Lisa in accounts, she waited as her door swung open. Leoinie crashed through sobbing, &#8220;They all hate me. I&#8217;ve never been anything but generous to them; now they call me names and snigger behind my back.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Passing the tissues, Jackie told her to sit. &#8220;Why do you think this is happening again, Leoinie?&nbsp;You had the same problem in two different offices. I thought you had made friends with Dawn and were happy there?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8220;Dawn won&#8217;t speak to me, said I had insulted her by offering to give her some of my old clothes as hers were cheap, and she would never get a man if she didn&#8217;t smarten up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sighing Jackie said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t you think that was a little insensitive?&nbsp;Not everyone has the lifestyle you have.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8220;Just because I have a wealthy boyfriend and a luxury lifestyle. 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