Today, I was discussing my job situation with a friend of mine, and we were talking about jobs which made us unhappy, and how it changed us. I started to talk about how much money I spend when I'm unhappy. She agreed, then she stopped, got that look, and asked:
"Mind if I ask you a funny question?"
"Ask me anything," I said.
"Do you think if you were happier you would...
eat...
less?"
I just looked at her. She had just finished politely noticing that I had had 3 leftover biscuits with jam (*gasp*). She claims to never get hungry, and tends to get sick after she eats. I'm six inches taller than her and a good 100 pounds heavier, and I'm a damn sight healthier, fat and all.
I continued to just look at her. Then I told her:
"No, I actually have a tendency to lose weight when I'm really stressed."
She told me she did, too, we went on to have a pleasant, silly conversation after that. I did not bust her upside the head with a skillet. I think I deserve a medal.
How have you won the medal of patience, tolerance, and non-violence toward clueless folk?
"Mind if I ask you a funny question?"
"Ask me anything," I said.
"Do you think if you were happier you would...
eat...
less?"
I just looked at her. She had just finished politely noticing that I had had 3 leftover biscuits with jam (*gasp*). She claims to never get hungry, and tends to get sick after she eats. I'm six inches taller than her and a good 100 pounds heavier, and I'm a damn sight healthier, fat and all.
I continued to just look at her. Then I told her:
"No, I actually have a tendency to lose weight when I'm really stressed."
She told me she did, too, we went on to have a pleasant, silly conversation after that. I did not bust her upside the head with a skillet. I think I deserve a medal.
How have you won the medal of patience, tolerance, and non-violence toward clueless folk?
