Hey!!

So, have been wanting to do this for awhile. I originally wanted to do a movie review blog, but while working full-time and going to law school, can’t manage movies too often.

My mother is consistently telling me that the world thinks differently than I do. Of course, I think that if everyone thought like me, it would be so much easier. But I’m sure everyone feels that way.

This will be a place for me to air my thoughts and rants. There may be coarse language. There may be things that you don’t want to hear. I promise that I will offend someone sometime. But it’s my space to say what I think and I expect respect for that. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. I enjoy discussion and such and can even handle it when people disagree with me. But please don’t come on here and try to force your views on me. State them and then let go.

Tonight’s topic: Manners when attending an event for someone else

I have a co-worker who has a frienemy. You know, one of those friends who thinks she or he is your friend, possibly even your best friend, but with whom you would rather just not have to deal. You invent excuses to not call them back, to not make plans with them, to get out of their wedding. We all have one…two….maybe more.

Anyway, this co-worker’s frienemy was married recently and the co-worker’s parents could not attend the wedding. The co-worker is being given a baby shower this weekend (it’s her first child) and because her mother will obviously be on hand, the frienemy has decided that this would be the PERFECT opportunity to show off her wedding photos.

Now, stay with me. Is this event for the frienemy? NO. Is the event about the co-worker? YES. Is it possible that another time could be made available for the frienemy to show her photos to the co-worker’s mother? YES. Is what the frienemy is doing in incredibly bad taste? YES, YES, YES.

People, if you are not the guest of honor, stay out of the limelight. Let people have their day. The frienemy had her day on her wedding day. She’ll get another one when she gets pregnant. The frienemy is being completely selfish. The photos will be around for YEARS. Co-worker is only pregnant the first time…well, the first time.