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Things I Can't Stand; Can't Avoid....etc. Part II 8:47 a.m. 2005-08-24 I really can't stand it when..... Being called by someone else's name, or having my name mispronounced, or having it spelled wrong, and being told that I have been pronouncing it wrong, when they have no idea of what they are talking about. When someone assumes that I'm Italian, or if someone says, "You speak Portuguese, isn't that the same as Spanish?". Or better still: "You speak Portuguese? Are you from Puerto Rico?" Or overhearing someone say: "I speak American, or is he speaking Mexican?" Or: "You don't LOOK Portuguese". Having to get dressed in a dark room, and discovering later that it really wasn't a good idea. Driving in your car with no shoes. Coming to work with toothpaste residue on my lips. Having hot coffee with a defective plastic lid. Leaving the house not realizing that my hair is still wrapped up in a towel on the top of my head. Going to work with wet hair. Not being able to find a hair brush in the morning. Forgetting to brush my teeth in the morning. Realizing that my keys are locked in the trunk of my car. Having my "security system" break in the car, with a trunk full of groceries in the trunk, and having no one else to call besides an ex-husband...errr.. Tracking down an ex-husband via the internet and old phone bills. Having to rummage through a garbage can to collect "evidence". Pretending to be nice to Ex-husband, even though he made your life and the lives of your children hellish. Exhusband/exwives/new wives/new husbands..in general----in social situations. Give me my drink NOW. Looking at old photo albums, and discovering that I was fatter than I originally thought. Discovering that I have a pair of shoes in my closet, or an outfit that I still think is "cute" that is older than my first child. Being told by your first born that the outfit you are wearing is "hidious". Going to a high school reunion and discovering things I "never knew" about "so called" close friends, that I should have known if they were indeed real friends. Discovering at a reunion that some people weren't as evil as originally thought, and feeling guilty about it for ever thinking otherwise. Discovering at the reunion that some people have not changed. Overhearing a conversation, and pretending not to hear. Please close the door if you don't want me to hear. I'm not deaf. Having to listen to someone lie, knowing that in the end it's his/her word against yours, and knowing you are in the right, but no one believes you. Leaking in a plane. (Don't ask for an explanation.) Taking your shoes off a plane, and not being able to put them back on your swollen feet. Walking in an airport with too tight shoes. Running into an old boyfriend, and wanting to run but there is no place to. Discovering that you forgot the old boyfriend's name, and he knows yours. Not listening to your first instinct about people, and ending up regretting it afterwards. People who jump in relationships when they know they are fully aware that they aren't capable of any sort of committment. People who believe what others say about you, when the others don't even know who you are. Having to understand jealous people. Listening to people talk bad about other people, when you could care less, but you have to pretend because that is what friends are for. Feeling more like a psychologist than a friend. Having to tell people, or giving people advice that they want to hear, other than what they don't want to hear. People who look you up and down before talking to you. Being told to act differently, or be more kind to someone because they are rich and powerful. "I don't care if she is a snooty, rich old bag, she is asking for a 50% reduction on that purse because it has a scratch on the leather. We normally would not do that, but she is a frequent customer, and she owns that ice cream parlour chain". Finding myself assuming things about people without really knowing them. Having dreams about bulls chasing me down the street....
Having dreams about phones that don't work, or rising water.
Having dreams where my teeth are falling out of my mouth.
Having to deal with people who are not really listening to what you are saying.
Ordering a pizza to be picked up, and finding out once you are there, that the employees have already eaten some of your pizza.
Getting phone call surveys for Smuckers Jellies at 4:30 am.
Getting phone calls from telemarketers who think you speak Spanish.
Having "surprise" visitors show up at your door without warning on a Saturday morning.
Pretending not to be at home when the Jehovah Witnesses are knocking on the door, only to have one of your children open the door anyway.
Getting up early and making the bed before leaving for work, only to be accused of not sleeping at home the night before.
Paying full price for something, when you should have purchased it a week before when it was on sale.
Knowing that there is no way you can possibly protect your children from heartache, disappointment, and the corruption and evils in the world.
Reading the paper and realizing that the world's values are slowing being flushed down the toilet.
Sitting in a stall in a bathroom with no windows, and having someone shut off the light.
If you are wondering, YES, I've had experienced all these precious moments from this entry and the one previous, at one time or the other. There are more, but, I really should start working now.
Coelha@aol.com
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