No I don't want you to put energy into making it sound happy. I want the truth, and I'm divided on my response. Is the parent Q an example of "how things go bad

No I don't want you to put energy into making it sound happy. I want the truth, and I'm divided on my response. Is the parent Q an example of "how things go bad" or "here's the hard truth". My response tries (though based on your response failed) to answer both questions while staying supportive of the person in responding to. Your are correct, and I'm confused by the part you choose to quote however. As my sentence preceding it >Shit happens, if you're looking for happy things from your employees don't ask them these questions. It feels like we're agreeing, but it feels like our tone is getting lost over text and comes across as disagreement. I can relate the to sentiment. I moved away from my family, avoid taking to them when possible, and generally do not want to talk about family at work. My manager does not ask these questions, and when I'm struggling I don't know how he covers for me when I turn into an ass.