There is this great saying about taking advantage of people:
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
I have tried to keep that in mind over the years. I do like to trust people and give them every benefit of the doubt, but there are so many scams and con artists out there now, I have to be careful and protect myself, too.
I was just thinking this saying was very appropriate for today, since it is April Fool’s Day and I know someone people are going to try to pull some jokes on me today. At least this is harmless fun.