Late New Years Resolution

Jun 12, 2009 11:30

Whenever Mom says 'I'm disappointed...' the conversation ends.

This is especially true when she does something like list the house for sale, and agree to show it before she can make the time to tidy the place up, then calls me to ask for help with virtually no notice.

Jesus Christ, she's disappointed?  Whatever the Hell happened to planning and ( Read more... )

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realinterrobang June 12 2009, 19:03:20 UTC
Planning and responsibility for thee, but not for me, of course.

Let's also not discount the role of (in)competence in this discussion, as well. It's hard to be responsible or make good plans when you just simply aren't able to...

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tracerj June 13 2009, 19:24:38 UTC
And you know, some people can't make plans worth a shit, and that's just fine so long as they admit it. I admit it. I tell people not to ask me to make plans because I just can't ever seem to do it right. I warn them, and then when something I do causes someone else trouble, I make damn sure to find some way to recompense them.

Then again, I learned from a handful of really disastrous screw-ups and a couple hurt friendships. I dunno how people make it past their thirties without getting some idea for what personality quirks they have to adjust for.

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