I’m learning to not act on the compulsion to justify my every action and defend myself before I’ve even been attacked. It’s a waste of time. This type of pre-emptive behaviour has never been to my benefit anyway. Anyone who wants to ditch me due to their own interpretation of something I’ve done or not done can go away. I don’t need or want people like that. Anyone else can straight up ask me to explain myself if my (in)action has upset them.