Another weighty subject…This thing with having tact. You know when you have to be gracefully sensitive and really do not ever want to hurt feelings. Then, inside you are asking yourself…Why did they ask me such a thing? That’s the thought I’ve pondering for the day, I have an explanation why this thought occured. Don’t I always? If you’ve been at all following the Twinnies blog you will know I can tend to pluck a happening out of my life and write a post on it. It also includes Autumn’s life, my family’s life, sometimes friends and in this case neighbors….Well, you get the idea.
I had the strangest little chat with one of my neighbors earlier, it really is still bothering me. I know she is an older person, my Mom’s age actually. But Ā Mom wouldn’t be asking me such kind of off the wall things on certain matters. OK, this neighbor and what got said…Here’s a sample if you all are ready, that is! š
It starts off with being outside at the same time as Mrs Y. as we will call her. She lives across the street, upon seeing me coming homeĀ she came over to chat for a few minutes. Which is fine, I’m not snobby but I tend to limit my time with certain neighbors. To save my sanity, my privacy and all that kind of thing…No escaping it today! As Mrs. Y approaches she is kind of smiling and I pray it will be an OK kind of talk.
She starts off by saying how I seem to be in and out a lot lately, what all have I been up to? I answered vaguely because I really haven’t been coming or going any more than the normal. Mrs Y asks if perchance I maybe was seeing a nice young man…Then goes on to say how it would be a good idea. After all, she was alone now (she got divorced!)Ā and open to male company for herself. She sure did elaborateĀ on that subject!Ā I just said about how everyone was different, I hadĀ very muchĀ loved my lateĀ husband Dave,etc…You know kind of kept it light. She did have the nerve to say…That’s no reason, you are still quite young!Ā I was feeling kind of disgusted and I wanted to say more because of the Dave and me bond she knew nothing of and I showed good contol and once again tact. She had only moved in a couple years earlier, she hadn’t know my husband Dave.
Then, on she went to how awful it was for people to be living together before they got married…I think she was alluding to one of my family members. I just again said everyone doesĀ what’s best for them.Ā Then she was warming up to how lucky I was not to have children…Oh, that’s a blessing now? It hadn’t been to Dave andĀ me!Ā Of course Mrs Y wasĀ going on about how her kidsĀ weren’t visiting enough to suit her. Either were those ungrateful grandkids it seems…Because they were all just so selfish anyway. I know, can you kind readersĀ believe this stuff?Ā Ā It was just allĀ starting to make me a bit sad and also at the same time feeling kind ofĀ stressed. She is one of those people who unfortunately looks at the glass as half empty, know what I’m saying?
I quickly decided I had been tactful enough and excused myself to get back to the house…I escaped very gracefully I must say. Closing my door, with a sigh of relief…Off in search for tylenol for the devoping headache! Do any of you kind readers have neighbors such as this? If so, what do you do? Do you practice tact like I do? I would love to hear your opinions and thoughts! Autumn’s kind opinion…Run like crazy when you see her coming! š Anyone agreeing with the Twinnie by chance? š š
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