February 17, 2007
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Don’t you hate phone hangups?
I had one this morning that arrested me
from a divine slumber. Grrrrrr. Can’t
people at least say, “Oh, I have the wrong number,
sorry.” This is petty to worry about, but it sure
bugs the hell out of me. Rude people!She looked worn out
with glazed over eyes
she took her life
that was no surpriseHow can someone
in a stroke of ‘luck’
give up their life
and not give a fuckThe poor baby girl
without a mom
men fighting over her
with such aplombSo ridiculous
the celebrity life
they planned on marriage
she was to be his wifeShe could have said
“Go toward the light”
instead of giving up
her perilous fightAnother life gone
Marilyn-Monroe-esque style
much publicity
and a new police file.© 2007 Laurie B
THE GOOD
WIFES GUIDEOnce a man is on hand, a woman tends to stop believing in her
own beliefs.A 1955 Good
Housekeeping article entitled The Good Wifes Guide offered this advice:
Let him talk first.
Remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Dont ask
him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember,
he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with
fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
A good wife
always knows her place.I can hear the
hoots of laughter as we smugly reflect on how things have changed. I put to you,
though: Look deep inside to see if these rules arent still operating in you
somewhere.Much to my dismay,
I found echoes of them in me.I would never
describe my husband as the master of my house or refrain from questioning some
action of his that didnt sit well with me. But I do know there are times where I
act from a subconscious belief that his life is really more important than
mine!This is my
subconscious belief, not Johns. And it stops me from fully taking my place as an
equal partner in our relationship. Thank goodness I can see this now. Only
awareness will bring empowerment.~ Patrice
One of the things about equality is not just that you be
treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you
treat a man.
Have a great weekend!
I love you!!
Comments (18)
Yeah I hate phone hang ups…………………hugs…….have a great weekend…………..
That’s clever, the way Marlo Thomas puts it.
Enjoy your weekend Laurie.
I’d love to find the author of that 1955 Good Housekeeping article and bitch-smack, no, ask her/him if she/he still believes all that (assuming said person is still alive, lol)!
Kathi
which is why i let voice mail get my calls.
:fun:hope you’re having a fun saturday, now you’ve had time to get your coffee and away from the phone. love you. always.
I got one of those nasty calls yesterday, except for the person was speaking Spanish!
I HATE IT!
lol
Anywho, nice poem there. Good job :wave:
Love the background. Think Spring. I hate hang ups.
Or we could just treat guys equal to how we treat ourselves… serve them last, do everyone else’s laundry before we do theirs, don’t let them sit down till all the dishes are done… LOL
I won’t hang up on anyone – even telemarketers – my weakness.
I invite you to read my “war story”.
Not much worse than being woken up to just be hung up on…especially on a Saturday!
*sparkle
We usually get soliciters who call. They are annoying as fuck…
I like to mess around with them…ask them for thier phone number and then when they won’t give it, I ask them if its because they don’t want to be harassed and then they hang up on me…ahahahahaha!
What makes someone believe no life at all is better then the life they have? That is true about equal to the hubby cause I do it to myself. If he’s around I let him open door etc but when he’s not it’s every man or woman for themselves. I guess my osmosis I picked up my mom’s feeling that men are more capable and we should put them first.
Not much worse than other things. People are rude.
awww, thank you laurie and i love your poems… i’m glad your my friend as well. where are you at on this little ball of rock we call earth?
Oh no. Well, the reason why you are unable to see it… is because you are blocked from that site. Yes… you guessed it. It is my response to another site… asking me to be their valentine.
Hey, how was your weekend!?
I really enjoyed reading this post. Great poem….about such tragedy.
I do hate hangups! When I get wrong number I always apologize!
Much :heartbeat:, :sunny:
nice posts :nono: glad things have changed a bit love b
Your poem is beautiful; exquisitely sad!!!! (((Angel Hugs To A Dynamic Writer…)))