Dear Patricia:

Some people are trustworthy and others are not. We should not blindly trust everyone.. only those worth our trust. How do we know if a person is trustworthy? We learn by interacting with a person over time, in different contexts. Better not invest in a person in a serious way before we get to know that person.

A child is born blind and trusting, blindly trusting and then often, the child’s trust is betrayed. Having a “messed up father” means that you too were betrayed, correct?

anita