I may have not had the best upbringing, but there are some things I am very thankful for. The biggest thanks would be that we were ruthless to each other. My brother and sister would pick apart any flaw, and I to them. For instance, when I was a kid I had a nervous habit of saying "uhm". My siblings declared me a retard and that I sounded stupid. This only helped me feel self conscious. Where they helped the most is when my sister decided to show me how stupid I sound. Every time I said "uhm", she would mock me by yelling "muuuhhh".
I am pretty sure that it was not their intention to help me. Nor is it mine, when I make fun of others. I do hope that it helps them in the future. If you are close to me, I will be very quick to point out your shortcomings. If you are not, I am very hesitant. This is a learned behavior, from years of people telling me to be nice. This makes me boil over, I need to say something, so I will say it to you.
One of the department heads, at my work (let's call her Terry), has some sort of speech impediment. I don't know if it a true impediment. I'm kind of giving her the benefit of the doubt. She can not say school or cool, she says skoo and koo. She doesn't do it in a ghetto way, that's just how she pronounces it. So you can imagine, I find every opportunity to get her to say these two words.
The other day, she comes into my office and is talking about a recent purchase. She says that she got it at Walmark. Hmmm, this caught my interest, so I made her repeat it. Yes she said Walmark. My office staff, knowing that I am an A-Hole, decide to jump into the conversation. She must have said it twenty times. So I guess it makes it official...
Terry thinks Walmark is too koo, for skoo.
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