Never call a woman by anything other than her name

Never call a woman by anything other than her name. Not honey, or honey pie, or sugar, or sugar pie, or sweetie, or sweetie pie. Not baby, sweetheart, ho, bitch, and above all, most of all, beyond all else, don't ever, ever, call her Sweetheart with a Humphrey Bogart swagger.

Today I went out to help a friend, only to discover she wanted me to carry boxes. I have a disability, I’m not even carrying my own bags. I simply said, I am not carrying boxes, you know very well that I can’t lift them. We had a few more words and I hung up more than I little put out.

This is one of the many things that frustrates me about her… she just doesn’t consider other people. She’s nice, never said anything rude, is very kind, but is a total narcissist. Drives me bananas and I’m nearing the end of my tolerance with her. Case in point, this Thanksgiving she and her boyfriend went to a friends giving on Thursday. She called me the day before and asked me to give her dad a boxed thanksgiving dinner from the meal I made for us. This of course I did, because an 86 year old fella should always have a lovely thanksgiving meal. He got Ham, home made boozy Cranberry Sauce, home made from scratch rolls, home made from scratch Mac & Cheese, Candied Yams, and a Pecan Pie. In return, in the last 6 months she’s done me no favors. All I want is to go to lunch.

Anyway… I was in a bit of a mood when I went to the gas station to fill up. I do the usual, pull up, pick my gas, & pay. While I’m standing there ruminating, fella crosses into my field of vision and the whole drama goes like this: Man: Hey Sweetheart! (Think Humphrey Bogart style) Me: (I look but say nothing) Man: I see you have scratches on your Bum… Me: Not interested Man: But I can take the scratches…. ME: I can’t afford it, not interested… Man: But the price is… Me: NOT INTERESTED Man: (Starts walking away then stops) But the prices is… Me: I DONT CARE

It wouldn’t have gone this way if I wasn’t so put out… It was kind of nice to not give a shit about someone’s feelings…

Score one for the Fizz…