Posted by susan C on August 8, 2001, at 22:11:34
In reply to Help me - Greg and Susan, posted by Gracie2 on August 8, 2001, at 20:58:58
just for grins:
You need to understand my oldest is/was completely involed in computers. At age 7 he was programming. So now the story. He has all his buddies over for a birthday party (at about age 14-16) and they are all sitt'n' round in the L-room shoot'n' the breeze, about, of course, computers.
I walked through, and said loudly, you know, you guys are all just computer 'jocks' You talk and relate to each other just like sports jocks...
Oh, you should have heard the denial..oh, no we're not...
Here is another one:
I worked in sales, one day, out to lunch with the manager and head salesman, they were going on and on about (insert sports team name here) and in my own, indubidable way I chime up and said, 'you know, you guys talk about sports figures like women do about soap opera characters....' oh, you should have heard the denial...'oh, no we're not.....' >
Guys, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
-s
> Greg and Susan-
> Thank you for answering, I was so rattled...the only reason I can think of my husband acting the way he did is because he thinks I pick and torment him until he shows some emotion. He thinks it's some kind of competition or game, when all I want is for him to show some kind of emotion about ANYTHING besides the frigging Red Sox. If HE had come home after lunch with his Dad, shaking and crying, I would have bolted out of my seat, led him to a chair, got him something to drink, rubbed his shoulders and listened to him for as long as he wanted to talk.
> When I walked into the door crying and shaking, my husband stubbed out his cigarette and said,
> "WHAT NOW?!"
>
> I don't know, boy. I can't remember the exact quote, but it was something like, "We would rather put up with the evils we know of, rather than fly into the face of those we know not."
>
> I am a professional woman, 40, educated, decent income, nice house. I do not really want to move to the Louisiana swamps but I am seriously thinking of driving to Florida and working as a hotel maid somewhere on the Gulf Coast until my mind returns to me. -Gracie
>
> -To those who, by the dint of glass and vapour,
> Discover stars, and sail in the wind's eye-
> -Byron
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