For those of you who have met my dad, you know that he is very sarcastic—to go along with this, he has about 4 shirts that have the word whining on the back with a big slash through it. He HATES whiners! I know, I know, hate is a strong word, but I feel it’s appropriate here. True story, Chuck, hates whiners! I am PROUD to say that I inherited this dislike for whining and whiners. It truly is annoying, right? Please tell me I am not alone in this?
Side note: there is a vast difference between whining and begging. I have been known to beg! I ain’t too proud to beg! Just sayin’!
Ok, focus Char… for those of you who know me, you also know that I don’t have the greatest relationship with either of my sisters and I am ok with that. Life is what it is. Part of the reason—both of them are friggin’ whiners! Oi vey! Get over yourselves, quit being victims and man up!!! But I digress!
I am a mom to a 3 year old! So whining seems to be the “norm” around the house lately. If you have seen my lovely little chocolate lava cake in action, you know that he can whine with the best of them and NOTHING annoys me more. I would much rather have the full-blown cry and even (dare I say) temper tantrum than the whining. It grates on my nerves like nothing else. I am convinced he knows that I dislike whining, but doesn’t care. He thinks it gets his point across or that I will listen to him even more if he does it. When I was a mom for 9 seconds, I responded to everything and coddled him and listened… Well those days are LONG gone buster! Sadly, now, most of the time, I just laugh out loud at him and walk away! What else can I do except get crazy on him (please see my comments about Cusp of Crazy)?
But wait—it gets worse. You would think that I would be able to come to work and get a break from the whining, but NOOOOOOOOOOO. Clearly adults shouldn’t whine right? Oh but they do… I get no fewer than 3 whiners a day, it seems. If it’s not something, it’s another thing. Good Lawd! Be thankful you have a job. Be thankful you have a significant other/partner/spouse/family who loves you and who you love. Be thankful that we live in a state that has had great weather. Be thankful for blue skies. BE THANKFUL YOU ARE ALIVE! Be thankful for SOMETHING!
See what these people got me doing—now I am whining!
*Rant over, I promise*
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