After because
A great friend of mine gave me a book for my birthday that is truly one of my favorites. It is a sarcastically funny book called, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence". It is by comic Amy Sedaris and causes me to laugh out loud, cry, and even pee a little when I read it and/or when I look at the pictures. There is a chapter about guest etiquette. She says that guests who say they can't come to a party often make up reasons. "Anything after because is bullshit." To be more exact.
I have found that when I don't want to do something, I rationalize. I can't go because I am tired. I can't call you back because I am too busy. I can't tell my mom "no" because it will hurt her feelings. Anything after "because" is bullshit. Is anyone else out there full of it?
posted by Kooch @ 2:36 PM
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6 Comments:
I'm not as full of it as I was before taking the cleanser. :)
so if you say after your because, "i just don't wanna" is that BS too?
LOL! Indeed I am! hahahaha!
Karla--I love a smart ass.
Shannon--Yes. Bullshit.
That is so funny...I was just trying to decide if I can bear driving back to Iowa next weekend after having been there last weekend. My friend that was my best friend all my growing up years has a new baby that is being baptized. I have been stuggling with this decision and inventing BS left and right. I finally came up with...this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see my best friends first baby begin a spiritual jouney (even though he has no idea he is on it). It would be nice to share this with her. I should suck it up and go. No BS this time.
In the past I always thought well if nothing is on the calender for that time then I had to say yes. Oh, but now NO comes out so much easier. I don't know if it comes with age or the fact that life is short and precious and I want to spend my time wisely.
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