petty fights

[udolpho]

Urg, I was feeling down today, and then something happened to make me feel even more like shit

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Sorry you had to deal with such a jerk..

[ladymisty]

"I go from feeling like I am a terrible person, to being defensive and angry

Re: Sorry you had to deal with such a jerk..

[udolpho]

Thanks. Having to share things with strangers is always a little awkward. ...although, to be fair to her, it was a bit more complicated. He laundry was heavy floor mats, and when I took them out they were still very wet and weirdly they had strange soapy bubbles still on them -- I had no idea why, I wondered if she used too much soap or even if the machine was broken. So when she got there, apparently she wanted to run them through the washer a second time but didn't speak up and say so. So she wasn't happy with her laundry, and now I was there, preventing her from doing whatever she wanted to do. From my perspective, I had no idea what she was doing with her laundry, I had no malicious intent, and I just figured she could dry them in the dryer. I guess I could have been more forward in trying to help her by just walking away altogether and doing my laundry some other time. I made overtures towards her that she didn't take me up on. I feel like we both could have done things in a better way. But I think it was pretty mean of her to

Re: Sorry you had to deal with such a jerk..

[udolpho]

thanks... you're right. i wish she had left them there for days. The timing was just really bad. If only I had left the house 15 minutes earlier or later, I could have avoided dealing with her and her laundry disaster all together! I figure even if I hadn't been there, she would have been pissed off at the results. She was having a bad day when things were going wrong and I bumbled into the middle of it. More than learning to be considerate to others using the laundry room I learned how wrong it is to leave an angry letter to a stranger when they do something relatively minor that inconveniences you. Cause I have done that once or twice, and now that I think about it, it never went well. Maybe it was cathartic for her to vent her outrage.

If we were driving and I cut her off, I guess thats wrong of me... but for her to follow me in her car just so she can roll down her window and verbally abuse me means she's a little psycho.