What? No...and don't ask me why!

Trinidad And Tobago
September 21, 2008 6:46pm CST
Okay, so this evening I just finished playing with the puppies. I decide to check my emails and see what's new and only a minute after I sat down to do so my cell phone rang. It's one of my friends who I really don't hang out with but if he needs a favour (especially if it has to do with the computer) he comes to me! I admit it gets annoying but I don't say anything. But today, he just had be kidding...but unfortunately he wasn't... The conversation basically went like, Him: "Do you know about something called PhotoShop?" Me: "uh yeah...but before you go on, I really can't help you this time." Him: "Wait just hear me out..." and he goes on to tell me a story of how a guy took a picture of him and then PhotoShopped in alcohol into the picture and showed it to everyone in the church and now they are all talking about him and laughing about him behind his back. Now this is what he wants me to do. He asked me if he could get a picture of the guy, would I be able to Photoshop it and make it look like if the guy is gay. On top of that, he even offered me money (P.S. I have never taken money from this guy for anything before) and although it was an opportunity for me to call my price, I had to put principles first! I told him sorry, but I am not getting involved. He threw his money offer at me again and I refused and then he asked "Why?!" in this demanding sort of manner. Well I just had it right there and I said, "look...that is just childish, and getting back at him? You disappoint me...everything takes it's course in due time. He'll get what's coming to him." He then decides to plead and said, but this is the second time he did something like that to me. I said, sorry. That stuff is just too immature. So he asked me if the people at the internet cafe would do it for him. I said "I have no idea." He said, "Okay thanks anyway" and we hung up. Okay so seriously... Why the hell couldn't you just get "NO!" through your head? I am not going to get involved in something so immature and if it were to explode into something bigger I would somehow get in trouble too I bet (and we all know trouble comes on a horse's back but leaves on a donkey's back!) Then on top of that, why do you want him to look gay or homosexual?! Do you have a problem with them? Cause I sure don't. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and everyone has free will and I personally do not judge gays for being...well... homosexual! I'm really sorry that he got embarrassed but his way of wanting to solve it. He can do it as long as he doesn't come asking me for help. How would you have responded in such a situation? By the way I'm 22 and he is 19. I know age would make a difference in thinking, so try to imagine being around these ages (whether you are younger or older) and tell me, how would you have responded if you were in both our socks. In his socks, I would personally ignore it and go on with my life. The guy would eventually get what is coming to him (yes I believe in Karma)
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
23 Sep 08
[i]You did the right thing roxanne! he should grow up and stop doing revenge for people who will do bad things to him..If he is sincere, I know the rest of the community will not judge him but they will be very supportive to him! Anyway, it is great decision to be away from such trouble! I hope both of them will learn that what they are doing is very immature and childish![/i]
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
22 Sep 08
Hi Roxanne, You acted quite maturely and responsibly. You absolutely did the right think by saying no! You are right to think that if you did do what he asked that something bad might have happened and the whole thing could have backfired and gotten worse and then he would have involved you. So you were definitely in the right by saying no. He was acting immaturely by wanting to get revenge on something so ridiculous and childish. First of all, you don't really know the whole story. Not that you needed to, but anyway he had no right to ask you to get involved with something that was no concern of yours. So I commend you on acting appropriately. Good for you for saying no!