<p>Do you ever wonder why people slip away when you start talking? Because we are sick and tired of hearing about your mother’s medical problems, and yours. It’s not that we don’t care. But you just go on, and on, and on, and on. And - do you ever ask someone about their life or anything about them? No. You just want to talk about your own problems. It’s not fun being around you. And I’m sorry about that.</p>
<p>Hahaha illegal hunters/trespassers. If you come out again tonight I now have the number to call and report you. I will do so, and I will see to it that you are prosecuted.</p>
<p>I don’t need you going behind my back and badmouthing me because I needed to stay up all night to study for an interview I only had one evening to prepare for. You seem to forget that they literally only told me I hit final round the afternoon before they needed me to go to a completely different city the next morning. </p>
<p>Most people, for this type of interview, need a lot more time than one night to prepare for the difficulty and caliber of this firm. I could have driven myself all the way there, but you did not let me use the car. I wasn’t able to rent one either because I didn’t have the money. I appreciate the fact that you found a friend to drive me – I really do – but you can’t turn around and then say I was unappreciative when I not only told him “Thank you” countless times, but spent the rest of my debit card money on his gas (filling up not only what we used to get there and back, but the rest of his tank) and even offered him food. It’s a huge risk on my part, and you don’t care. That was the rest of my survival money in my account. </p>
<p>This isn’t the kind of interview you can just waltz into unprepared. I was willing to forgo sleep and jack up on energy later, and it was worth it. I looked fine and was alert by the time I interviewed, and I knew a lot more than I would have had I not stayed up. The interview wasn’t perfect – I needed more time than one day, but it would have been worst had I not studied and “simply been well-rested.” It was the right judgment call to make. </p>
<p>You even had the audacity to tell me to relax and get drunk and celebrate the night I was informed of my interview. It just shows that you have absolutely no idea what’s going on. No, instead you would rather just go badmouth me about things you don’t understand. I don’t need you getting all ****ed off at me for making the right judgment call, and I don’t need you badmouthing me to others for “being unappreciative” when I did everything I could have done.</p>
<p>To the guy sitting next to my DH and the woman in front of him: we went to hear Earl Klugh, not to be distracted by your Blackberry/iphone screens as you texted throughout much of the concert. My H finally said something to you, Mr guy next to him, and it takes a high degree of annoyance to get him to say something. They do announce to turn off phones for a reason.</p>
<p>To the guy sitting next to my DH and the woman in front of him: we went to hear Earl Klugh, not to be distracted by your Blackberry/iphone screens as you texted throughout much of the concert. My H finally said something to you, Mr guy next to him, and it takes a high degree of annoyance to get him to say something. They do announce to turn off phones for a reason.</p>
<p>I knew we met for a reason ! You are incredibly kind. Other people have made gestures like yours , but for some reason, yours was one that seemed sincere enough to keep your contact info. I am humbled and grateful to you.</p>
<p>Do you even know what holding looks like!!!</p>
<p>Would you please just let me read the newspaper first?</p>
<p>Would you please wipe off the exercise equipment when you finish sweating all over it?? I guess all those friendly reminders posted around the gym are intended for everyone else but you.</p>
<p>Yes, quail eggs are trendy, but I’ve got news for you: A dish is not creative and delicious just because it includes quail eggs. Combined with some ingredients, they’re just plain gross.</p>
<p>Stop calling me so much. I know the only reason you talk to me is because you want to sleep with me. Stop with the manipulative crap like your sob story. I am NOT special to you, you are just a teenage boy with needs, stop lying to yourself. This would not be happening if you have actually slept with a girl for the past year! I’m not going to be that girl. Wasn’t kissing you enough? I did not like it and it made me feel like crap. I hate you for making me feel so ugly because I have to settle for an emotional wreck like you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. You show me how pathetic my life is. You show how low I have to step because I have the social skills of a goddamn toddler. <strong><em>ing </em></strong>*. I should have laughed at you in your face and moved on.</p>
<p>To my friends (?):</p>
<p>I just float around between groups. Why can’t I have a normal 21 year old life? I wish I could party every weekend, drive, and do all these other great things that college students do. It’s like I have to cling onto people for them not to forget about me. No one invites me anywhere and I wonder what I’m doing wrong.</p>
<p>Maybe it is because I am such an emotional wreck. Maybe I’m meant to be with that loser. Why did I get such a damaged mind? The rest of my family is normal. I wish doctors could operate in brains like they could with livers or hearts because my brain is garbage.</p>
<p>Shutup! Enough of your complain.</p>
<p>Although you have done every single thing I have asked of you for 22 years and supported every hare brained thing I proposed in those years, I do not want to move to China.</p>
<p>I will go if you want to take this job, but I do not want to.</p>
<p>I am proud of you though.</p>
<p>Yeah okay, so your kid withdrew from the school, and I am sympathetic, but please don’t go about blaming it all on me. I didn’t do anything drastic that made her living situation unbearable, or at least nothing that she told me about. If she had a problem with whatever I was doing, then perhaps she should’ve told me. I can’t read minds, I’m sorry. Secondly, not all roommates end up as friends, and this one didn’t work out.</p>
<p>I’m sorry if I wasn’t enough of an extrovert to talk to her all the time, but seriously, conversation is a two-way street. If we didn’t talk much, it was because neither of us started conversations. I don’t get why I should have the burden of beginning a conversation. And don’t you dare try to tell me something passive aggressive about my introvertedness and my ability to network in the real world. I just recently got a job (in the real world, ahem) that I enjoy very much, so who’s to say I can’t function in the real world?</p>
<p>I agree that perhaps I could’ve put more effort into being friends with your kid, but there were activities I joined (where I’ve met a great number of my current friends) and that she chose not to join when I asked her if she wanted to. I cannot force her to come with me to activity meetings, and I can’t continuously invite her to every meeting throughout the year. These meetings were pretty time-consuming, so I guess I ended up spending time with people there instead of with her, but since when is there an obligation to spend all of one’s socializing time with one’s roommate?</p>
<p>Moreover, your kid spent just as much time sitting in front of the computer with her headphones on as I did. I can’t really start conversations with someone who looks like they’re very busy in front of the computer, and since I understand that a lot of people enjoy their “alone time” with their computer, I thought she did too and that it was best if I respected her wishes. She did not show any signs of being unhappy with my lack of speech, though I think she did mention she was struggling with a math class. But then, a good number of alumni I knew also struggled with classes and most of them just worked harder and came out fine, so I expected her to do similarily. Were the warning signs when she started to watch random TV shows online into the wee hours of morning instead of sleeping? But please, I’m not her mother, and I cannot possibly force her to study for any of her classes.</p>
<p>Finally, I have no problems with your kid. I wish her all the best in the world, and wish we didn’t have so many communication problems. But as for you, please try acting more like a mature adult and stop blaming me for your kid’s problems.</p>
<p>No matter how much she begs, never let the dog drive the car</p>
<p>So you weren’t happy with your job any more. You felt overworked and underappreciated. Whatever. Why didn’t you just quit? Why all the high drama? Oh yeah - you wanted everyone to know how much you did, how hard you worked, how much you contributed. Well guess what - we didn’t miss you at all this week. Everyone pitched in and got it done. And now everyone - not just me - knows how little work you actually did. So congrats! Now you don’t have a job and we have a good team who enjoys what they do again!!</p>
<p>Dear lady in the aisle seat: we had a nice talk on the flight. You spilled over into my space when you fell asleep, but that’s ok. Then when the flight landed your husband jumped into the aisle and you were gracious enough to back up so he could use your seat to organize your joint carry-on baggage and give him room in the aisle. Hey, guess what? No new space grew after landing. The space you backed up to give up meant your (<em>backside</em>) was literally in my face. Your velour backside eclipsed my tray table… At one point you were really resting on my lap. If you hadn’t been over 60 I would have been mean and pointed it out. You bragged about all the fancy trips you take - learn to not do that again. EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww.</p>
<p>Mr high-beam flasher, you never heard of self-dimming mirrors? Live and learn - every Lexus has them. Your speeding and tailgaiting could have landed you a ticket from that cop who was hiding in the parking lot of the self-storage place. It’s your lucky day that I was in front of you driving the speed limit. Oh, and in case you don’t know - that cop is there every Sunday :)</p>
<p>You have broken my heart.</p>
<p>You are alienating everyone in the family with your out of control behavior.
Do NOT act up at my home this holiday; if you ruin what is most likely my mother’s last Christmas, I will not speak to you again, ever.</p>