I don't plan on being a bitter old lady. I won't live a full life only to be one of those cranky biddies who go around with a chip on my shoulder, looking to make others miserable. I have always adhered to the Golden Rule. It seems many people skipped Sunday School when they taught this rule. Tacks in the teacher's chair, laughing at the kid with the lisp, dreaming up evil ways to make an ex suffer... no, these things don't entertain me. But as a seasoned 40+ year old, I now accept the fact that some people are just plain ole MEAN.
I heard of a friend who is out of work, but his ex-wife wants to up the child support he's still paying her even though she's remarried and what he's paying for his one child is more than I get for my two.
I get to drive with idiots on Mopac who speed up to prevent me from merging or changing lanes and I've been saluted with the middle finger more than once for just trying to myself to work in one piece.
I know noncustodial parents who opt out of their weekend nights with their kids to party instead.
I have coworkers who don't try at all to provide the customer service that I feel is the bare minimum of our job description.
I've had customers who's goal for the day is to Make the Audiologist Cry. Not really because I wouldn't cry about work stuff, but you'd think these folks would laugh in my face if I did.
Does this kind of behavior serve some purpose? Do these people go to sleep with a clear conscience? Do they ever sit quietly at some point in their day and think that maybe they behaved badly? They may have been brought up without a higher being to answer possibly. Or with spiteful parents who showed them how to step on other people to make themselves feel better. How sad.
No matter. I can ignore these people and live my life with a clear mind and heart and try to make others smile.
And besides, I believe in KARMA. And she's a bitch.
