It's that September birthday time of year again!!!
0 Comments Published by Oh Wayward One on 24 September 2008 at 9/24/2008 09:15:00 am.
The Mr.'s birthday!!
I am so happy that it's his birthday because I know he'll get lots of attention and happy messages and what-what-what, which he needs desperately because he has been in BAD FORM lately. Walking ball of stress and anger, overworked and under appreciated. The same old story. But I'm going to try my best to turn that around today. Already I woke up early and fed the puppies (normally his job) and made him eggs benedict and coffee and brought it to him in bed. And he got the first present of the day (new wallet) and a card, but the cloud still hangs there... :-(
But we're going out to everyone's favorite hip hep happnin' restaurant with 8 of our friends tonight, so I'll just ensure that I get him drunk and he lets all his cares just drift away, at least just for one night. (That means i'm on sober duty... poo) And all our buddies will fawn over him and make him all better. And laughs will be had by all!
If we hadn't gone off on holiday already a couple months ago, I'd say that's what he needs. But unfortunately I think we'll just have to keep our heads down and plow ahead til December 9th. Which is not that far away!! Yay!! AND on that positive note, I just now found out that my best friend HG is actually NOT going to be in Vietnam for the whole time I'm in the USA, but will rather be in DC and JC and DC again with me so WOOOOO HOOOOO for me!!! (my heart mourns for you though! ;-) really, I swear)
Things between me and Ma P. pretty much melted down to hell this week, but at least it's over. I said what I wanted to say, what's been building up for months now, and she pretty much got shitty and defensive and belligerent refused to even give an inch. Whatever. Like I said, it's over. And there was some selling off down the river involved, but I have to bear the repercussions of that (should there be any) and I'm prepared for it and will accept it as my lot in life. As Brandon said, it's just some deep shit that I'm going to have to wade through, but I'll get out of it on the other side somehow.
In the meantime my "aggro management plan" is to focus on the Mr. and let the bad things drift away as best I can.
I am so happy that it's his birthday because I know he'll get lots of attention and happy messages and what-what-what, which he needs desperately because he has been in BAD FORM lately. Walking ball of stress and anger, overworked and under appreciated. The same old story. But I'm going to try my best to turn that around today. Already I woke up early and fed the puppies (normally his job) and made him eggs benedict and coffee and brought it to him in bed. And he got the first present of the day (new wallet) and a card, but the cloud still hangs there... :-(
But we're going out to everyone's favorite hip hep happnin' restaurant with 8 of our friends tonight, so I'll just ensure that I get him drunk and he lets all his cares just drift away, at least just for one night. (That means i'm on sober duty... poo) And all our buddies will fawn over him and make him all better. And laughs will be had by all!
If we hadn't gone off on holiday already a couple months ago, I'd say that's what he needs. But unfortunately I think we'll just have to keep our heads down and plow ahead til December 9th. Which is not that far away!! Yay!! AND on that positive note, I just now found out that my best friend HG is actually NOT going to be in Vietnam for the whole time I'm in the USA, but will rather be in DC and JC and DC again with me so WOOOOO HOOOOO for me!!! (my heart mourns for you though! ;-) really, I swear)
Things between me and Ma P. pretty much melted down to hell this week, but at least it's over. I said what I wanted to say, what's been building up for months now, and she pretty much got shitty and defensive and belligerent refused to even give an inch. Whatever. Like I said, it's over. And there was some selling off down the river involved, but I have to bear the repercussions of that (should there be any) and I'm prepared for it and will accept it as my lot in life. As Brandon said, it's just some deep shit that I'm going to have to wade through, but I'll get out of it on the other side somehow.
In the meantime my "aggro management plan" is to focus on the Mr. and let the bad things drift away as best I can.
Labels: aggro, stress management, The Mr., The Ps
to sell them down the river... or not to sell them down the river...
0 Comments Published by Oh Wayward One on 18 September 2008 at 9/18/2008 11:38:00 am.
OK
Ethically perplexed.
Right, so, Character No. 1 makes outrageous claims that are totally off-base and WRONG about you, to Character No. 2.
Character No. 2 is one of your best friends, yet only "somewhat close" to No. 1. Obviously No. 2's loyalty lies with you, rather than No. 1. You've been friends for years and what-what-what.
Interesting side bar, however: No. 1 has not only said these things about you to No. 2, but has then proceeded to *swear them to secrecy* not to tell you.
Well let's just cut the crap here before it starts: OBVIOUSLY No. 2 comes straight to you and tells you everything. But then attempts to swear you to secrecy NOT to let it get back to No. 1, because after all, they do have a somewhat close relationship too. And while No. 2's loyalty lies ultimately with you, it wouldn't exactly be ideal to be sold off down the river as a no-good low-down promise-breaker, once you've ripped No. 1 a new asshole for saying that kind of crap about you behind your back....
hmmmmmmmmmm what to do, what to do?
I haven't had to deal with this kind of predicament since.... what, the 90's???
Ethically perplexed.
Right, so, Character No. 1 makes outrageous claims that are totally off-base and WRONG about you, to Character No. 2.
Character No. 2 is one of your best friends, yet only "somewhat close" to No. 1. Obviously No. 2's loyalty lies with you, rather than No. 1. You've been friends for years and what-what-what.
Interesting side bar, however: No. 1 has not only said these things about you to No. 2, but has then proceeded to *swear them to secrecy* not to tell you.
Well let's just cut the crap here before it starts: OBVIOUSLY No. 2 comes straight to you and tells you everything. But then attempts to swear you to secrecy NOT to let it get back to No. 1, because after all, they do have a somewhat close relationship too. And while No. 2's loyalty lies ultimately with you, it wouldn't exactly be ideal to be sold off down the river as a no-good low-down promise-breaker, once you've ripped No. 1 a new asshole for saying that kind of crap about you behind your back....
hmmmmmmmmmm what to do, what to do?
I haven't had to deal with this kind of predicament since.... what, the 90's???
