What Have You Learned?
October 19, 2007
I got a funny email from a friend today that had a few words of wisdom I thought were worth passing along:
- I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
- I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.
- I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust… and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
- I’ve learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better have a big willy or huge boobs.
- I’ve learned that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others - they’re more screwed up than you think.
- I’ve learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you’re finished.
- I’ve learned that we’re responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
- I’ve learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.
- I’ve learned that 99% of the time when something isn’t working in your house, one of your kids did it.
- I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.
I got a good laugh out of that. Is there some truth mixed in there? Sure is! These are the kind of funny emails that I enjoy getting. Not only do they give me a chuckle (yes… I chuckle from time to time), but they also impart at least a little knowledge on their recipients.
Ok… maybe “knowledge” is stretching it a bit. But you get the idea.
In local humorous news, the Springfield News Leader is reporting on a boom of births during the month of October this year. The culprit? January’s big ice storm. As the News Leader put it, local couples “shivered in the cold, but found heat beneath the sheets.”
I guess we know what folks in The Ozarks do to pass the time. It’s a shame they didn’t think to cover their sex organs as tightly as they covered the rest of their bodies.
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October 20th, 2007 at 1:53 am
I love these two:
I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust… and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
(I will say, though, that any suspicion I have ever had usually ends up being legit.. probably 5 out of 7 odds.)
and
I’ve learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you’re finished.
haha…that is so funny. But so true!!
October 20th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
My favorites:
“I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.”
Too many times I thought I could make a difference until I realize that I’m not the one to blame.
“I’ve learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.”
So true, not only in family and friends, but even amongst co-workers.
October 20th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
“The culprit? January’s big ice storm.”
Just a little comment on this sudden baby boom. There could another reason other than the “warming up” and “passing of time” under the covers to keep warm. One of the reason why couples are unable to conceive is because of stress. With no power, no one is able to work. Sure it’s stressful with no heating and no lighting at home, but the stress naturally dies down as one comes to realize that nothing more can be done.
Now you’re asking, how did I figure this? Well I experienced this elimination of stress a while back during a 4-hour stand-still on the highway. When the traffic first all came to a halt, every driver was cursing and honking. After one hour, the honking stopped. After two hours the cursing stopped. After three hours, everybody got out of their cars and started to chat with other drivers. There was laughter everywhere. In fact, my stress level went down so much that day that I felt a hundred pounds come off my shoulders. It was the most amazing feeling.
October 21st, 2007 at 11:35 am
This is the one that I have been struggling with lately
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t compare yourself to others - they’re more screwed up than you think.”
It is so hard for me NOT to compare myself with others, usually finding myself lacking. After that comes all kinds of things that I’m not proud of including bitter and petty feelings and behavior. In the last week or so I’ve made a big effort to make a turn around with that one. Right now it feels a little artificial but I hope eventually it will just become second nature.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Laanba, have you ever asked yourself why you should have to be better than others. Is it a crime not to be? Where does the “lacking” come from? Are you a lesser person just because someone seem more self-controlled than you? Hell, no! You are what you are. You are the unique you and no one can be better than you but yourself!
“After that comes all kinds of things that I’m not proud of including bitter and petty feelings and behavior.”
A lot of people probably have the same feelings as you do. They may be able to hide it better that’s all. We are all human and we all have feelings. One day you’ll reach a point in life when you finally decide that what other people think or talk about you doesn’t matter anymore. Saving face doesn’t matter anymore. Impressing others doesn’t matter anymore.
I used to be a very sensitive person. People would make a negative comment about me and I’ll take it all in, blaming myself, having it built up in me with unhappiness for months or years. One day I told myself, “Hey, wait a minute. This is my life and I want to live it the way I want to. Why should I have to live up to everybody’s expectations?” Last day a co-worker made a nasty comment on my terrible hairdo. I thought I was going to flip…but you know what? I just looked at her blankly, smiled and walked away with no hurt feelings at all. I guess I have finally trained myself to not care about what others say or think anymore. I have become a much happier person.
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:44 pm
“I’ve learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.”
Still hoping for that Heart attack.
November 12th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Aw…don’t begrudge the Ozarkians more little baby Ozarkiddies running around.
I was driving around the small towns surrounding my parents’ hometown on a visit last month and in one of the rural towns saw a mother with a naked babies (save for the clearly full diapers) on either hip, and another toddler playing in a tire with nothing on but a diaper and rubber boots. I kid you not.
I think perhaps she regrets not “bundling up” as well… Glad to see your web site still up and running!