A huge pet peeve of mine is when family & friends assume what's mine is theirs. Mind you, these are the very ones who never, ever have anything to offer anyone else, because they're always in dire straits, usually the result of foolish choices.
This shit burns me up!
Just because I keep my lil Chevy running, am I suppose to chauffeur you everywhere you need/want go? Hell no! When I didn't own a car, public transportation was good enough for me so it's damn sure good enough for you!
Just because I have some extra space in my basement, am I suppose to allow you to store your shit here indefinitely, so you can run in & out at the most inopportune times, inconveniencing me just because you need or that? Hell no! That's what public storage is for!
Just because I make more than minimum wage & manage to keep a few $$ in my pocket, am I suppose to loan you money every time I get paid because you chose to get your hair/nails done over paying your electric bill? Hell no! Get a job...or 2 if necessary! Better yet, that $10 you asked me for, just take it out of that $20 I never got back.
Just because you can't maintain a cell phone contract, am I suppose to add you to my plan? Hell no! Pay as you go, dawg! Pay as you muthafuckin' go!
Just because I don't have small children, does that mean I wanna babysit your kids on my days off? Hell no! Everyone is entitled to one oops. Any who come after that, you wanted, so deal with it! I choose not to be bothered. The last time I checked that was my prerogative.
I swear to you, I really do love my family & friends, I just don't like them very much at times.
Am I selfish? Maybe I am. I've been sharing all my life & sometimes I just don't want to!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooWEEEEEE!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only one who felt like that.
Thanks, I needed that cause these folks here are getting on my nerves babe
All I gotta say to that is YES SUH! Hee hee...
ReplyDeleteI take it you're mad huh?
ReplyDelete**scratching HER off the list of potential babysitters**
Wow, Mo. I guess my friends and family know where I stand on stuff like this. I hardly EVER get requests like this. Just keep standing your ground.
ReplyDeleteCan I borrow $110 to pay my cable & internet bill?
ReplyDeleteI totally understand babe....on the joy of being an only. I have always been accused of being selfish and after hearing about family...I will stay that way.
ReplyDeleteOkay see I so feel you on this!! I really do!! I agree. Which is why I made it known to folks, I got mine, now go get yours!!!
ReplyDeleteGoodness... this was too funny... but I so understand... Family, sometimes more so than friends are the worst offenders...
ReplyDeletePREACH IT, SISTA. PREACH IT.
ReplyDeleteBut the ones who REALLY need to hear it never will
Hilarious and true...
ReplyDeletecan I borrow $20 of our dollars?
Sadly, I know you are right.
ReplyDeleteChap, don't make me cut you! LOL
ReplyDeleteMy closest relative is 65 miles away -- but I would give my sister anything she wanted or needed cause once upon a time I was that pain in the ass relative that always needed something.
ReplyDeleteBut yes, the "whats yours is mine too" folks get on my gotdamn nerves. I don't like to share.
Dang, Mo, tell us how you REALLY feel!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm not mad at that though, not in the least...
Now my beggin ass sister deserves a blog all her own. If she moved to Timbuktu tonight, I'd buy her ticket & drive her to the airport...on two wheels!
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say, the only people who could say I mooched are my mother, grandparents (all gone to glory) and my crackhead uncle. After my daddy died, my uncle (before the dope) was my everything. (I gotta blog about him too one day.) I think that's why put up with him. He says I expect too much from the "everyday muthafucka" like him. *blank stare* Hmmm...maybe I do.
What amazes me if the tables were turned these same begging folks would thumb their noses at you if you in turn asked them for help.
ReplyDeleteI think all I'd get is, "You know I ain't {never} got shit." ...and they'd be serious as cancer.
ReplyDeleteI swear these mofos think my last name is Trump. *smh* Folks wonder I lock myself in my house & won't answer the phone or door. It's because of the folks referenced in this blog.
LOL I hear that.
ReplyDeleteDang Mo, who keep bringing your blogs outta the archives?
ReplyDeleteSince I stole ya'll's friends, I changed the settings. It appears that doing so makes them show up again.
ReplyDeleteIt's all good because the comments have gotten much more interesting...to say the least!
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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