by Mike Cleaver » Tue May 06, 2008 3:11 pm
Sadly, John, I must agree with TD.
History is warts and all.
Too often, we read obits saying so and so was the salt of the earth, the best thing to happen to the planet since it was formed etc. when the real truth is that he or she was a ruthless son (or daughter) of a bitch who treated people poorly and tried to screw everyone over on his or her climb up the ladder.
We all probably have some skeletons in the closet we'd rather not have the public hear about and when they come rattling out, some people will object, especially if that person has just died.
The best thing is to be honest and up-front and not try to hide anything that might come back to haunt you, either dead or alive.
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