![]() Why don't you apply for a high paying job?"īody shaming? Don't ever do this to your daughter. "Why can't you marry into money like Barb's daughter? Can't you lose 40 pounds and find a good man like Jackie did?" In my thirties, she told me I was fat, meaning I was not pretty enough, and I needed to look and act like this 6 foot tall, statuesque blonde named Jackie. Regardless of the protein diets, vegetarian diets, healthy shakes, 3 power walks/runs a day and 4L of water, I still couldn't lose a pound. In later years, I suffered hypothyroidism, and gained some weight. As a teen and in my early 20's, she said my neckline was too low, or if I walked alone in my small bedroom town after 9:00 p.m., people would mistake me for a "street walker." Ironically, I was a virgin til almost 21 and married the guy. My entire growing up years, my mother made me feel small. I hate that people try to make me look DULL, lackluster, like an old penny, littered on the ground. In fact, I have an airplane full of glitter, ready to drop from the sky. It's the trendy way of saying Narcissistic Sociopath.Īs the title of this blog suggests, I still refuse to dull my sparkle so this person can feel less bad about herself. She just wants to vent, complain, dump on me.Įnergy vampire, that's the terminology for 2015. She makes me feel bad about her life, how everyone around her is doing so well, rolling in money, etc etc and she is stuck in the same spot. She's also linked to my immediate circle. But you see, I have an obligation to her. I'd just cut her lose, to save myself the hassle. She sometimes goes two months not talking to me. ![]() But when I'm on a winning streak with Keno or my love life is STELLAR, she is nowhere to be found. Claims to show "empathy" if I have a bad day. She dotes on me sometimes, seems to be really into me. There's this one girl in my circle of friends (I'll call her Andrea, just to save myself a backlash). Ever notice when you're doing well - REALLY, REALLY WELL - that's when a Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer tries to rain on your parade. Like an epidemic, they come out in droves occasionally. My problem, they suggest, is that I smile too much, look too enthused, I'm not taking my job seriously. I'll admit, over the course of my life, there has always been that one female in a social group or a co-worker trying to bring me down. I'm sorry, but is my sparkle blinding you today?
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