So last night, I was not afraid to go walk the dogs even though I felt (and looked) like I had been hit by a train. The only problem is, with your eyes all red and puffy, I was afraid they might try to befriend me, thinking I'd finally decided to join them.
The latter did not happen. Instead, a monster yelled at me in the hallway. It was cracktastic. Here is this 250lb beast IN A SILK NIGHTIE sorting through her garbage outside my door. As I passed her she said "Kahn you puhlease keep yah dawg away from me?" in her meanest growl. Now Kielbasa did sniff the air in her direction, but he wasn't dry humping her leg by any means. I wanted to laugh, but I just didn't have it in me. So stupidly, I engaged the beast.
Me: He is on a leash.
Beast: Naw, he wa comin near me.
Me: It's kind of hard to avoid you in the hallway.
Beast: Naw, you keep him away....grumble....incoherent....trails off.
What I was saying in my mind....
Could YOU control your children? Could YOU put some clothes on? Could YOU not throw your crap in my hallway? I can't wait until they install cameras so the world can see you as the hot mess you are.
I walked in the door feeling so angry, but I was pretty emotional at this point so it was hard to say how much of it was my neighbor's doing. And the truth is by engaging her it does no good. She isn't going to understand. She was fighting with me because she was one of the planners of the hallway party I broke up. She's fighting with me because she doesn't like that I'm not a fan of her monster children, or that I give them looks when they choose not to wear clothes in the hallway. Unless I decide to go pantless and stop caring about life and move in to the hallway, they will always resent me and find ridiculous things like that to fight with me about.
At least I have the fuzz on my side.
1 comment:
You handle things much better than I do. I suppose because you live there, you have to have a little bit of diplomacy when it comes to your obnoxious neighbors. Personally, I can only take so much and I applaud you for not losing your temper considering what you are going through.
I really hope Caliope is going to get well.
I hope you're feeling better, too. Can I tell you from experience that the sun will rise again? There was a time when I didn't think it ever would show itself again. Love you hunny....
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