"Let go of it" may not mean "throw it away" after all?

I am telling the truth, and doing my best to be kind. But it does not smooth my path. I still bump into concern.

My daddy told me to get rid of ego and expectations and I would be a happier camper. Well, Dad...I can't. When I am real with someone, I expect the same in return. And when I am wrong about someone, my ego is bruised. Malcontent is the result. I have not learned to avoid it.

I mean have you ever tried soooo hard to avoid something that you almost seem to inadvertingly manipulate it into being? Well, that may be me. I try to be as honest as possible so as to avoid communication error and "expectations." Then by some design my attempt at communication results in a whole new set of quagmires. I find myself wishing that I still had the option to just not say shit.

Too late.