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Now, some of you may find this first part amusing in and of itself. After I was divorced twenty some years ago, I dated very little and did not have sex for over 12 years. In fact, I once asked my doctor if it was still done the same way. She replied that it was like riding a bicycle - it comes back to you. Unfortunately, I hadn't ridden a bike in a really long time either.
Anyway, my daughter was 3 years old when I got divorced and I made up my mind that there wouldn't be any overnight male guests for me while I was raising her alone. As it turned out, I really didn't date to speak of and it wasn't an issue. However, for some unknown reason, when my daughter was in 7th grade, a girl friend of hers, who had spent the night a couple of times, told her parents that I had various male guests spending the night at my house on different occasions.
Here I was, trying to remember who was President the last time I had sex, and these people thought all kinds of men were traipsing through my house. It was the most hilarious thing I had ever heard. I didn't even bother to try to deny it.
Also, I lived two blocks away from my parents - I can just see having all different cars parked out front on different nights!
Anyway, I remarried almost two years ago (met through eHarmony, no less) and am happy to report that yes, it does "come back to you".
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Sources: personal experience
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I have a list, but let me tell you about one that springs to mind.
Many moons ago I overheard a co-worker that was happily gossiping away about everyone in the company. I decided to see what would happen if I asked a blunt question. "What do they say about me?"
"Well," she responded. "You are dating X." (No offense to X, but I don't remember his name. LOL!)
"I am?" I asked. "When did that start?"
"You know, he took you to the movies."
Then, I recalled that he had joined my sister and her boyfriend and me in going to a movie once. As it was near my birthday, and he was aware of that fact, he offered to pay for my ticket.
I gratefully accepted. I complimented him as being a gentleman a couple days later.
Now it is months later and gossip is we are secretly dating. Ha Ha!
The truth of the matter was that we were co-worker friends. We didn't hang out outside of work with the exception of that one time or at parties that were mostly co-workers. I enjoyed talking to him at work and that was the beginning and the end of the relationship.
Well, I had to have some fun with this. I went over to his work area and filled him in.
"Hey guess what?"
"What?" he asks.
"Gossip says we are secretly dating. I didn't know we were. Did you?"
"That's news to me."
"Mind if I have a little fun with everyone?" I asked, and I filled him in on my plans. He agreed.
When the gossiping gal from earlier came around both of us I asked him, "whatever happened to our 5 children?"
"Oh yeah, them. I sold them to the circus."
"You did?" I ask with mock anger. "When were you going to give me my half of the money!"
And so it went... We both laughed at everyone with our tales of kids, circuses, and mock dates that never happened. And we never dated.
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Sources: The old days
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In real life I can't remember being accused of something very stupid. At least I don't recall anything now!
Over the net I have! I find this virtual friendships sort of interesting. You really don't know who is on the other side of the screen and who is the person you are talking to! I am sure I would be surprised if I meet some Askvillers. They might be totally different than the person I have imagined all along.
Having said that I think people over the net should be very careful about their judgments of others. Otherwise they might make really stupid mistakes and silly accusations! In my real life I am a person that does not pay ANY attention to other people's lives. This is so much serious that A LOT of times I miss things that everybody knows about others. Things like X and Y are GF/BF!!
My sisters sometimes gets amazed by the fact that I have been to the same party as she has been to and I couldn't realize some of the things people were talking about and I had no interest in knowing about people's lives.
As you and some others know I have been accuse of being a "gossip monger"! It's a silly remark and I don't blame the person who made this accusation. She/He just doesn't know who I am and rushes into judgment in no basis!! People are more complicated than what we think.
Do you think they are gossiping?! lol |
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Sources: life!
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I know that sounds ridiculous, but I think someone may have referred to me as a "pig" the other day. The reason I’m not sure if it’s considered an accusation or not, is that I really AM a pig.
That’s me, in the middle, taken last Halloween with my cousins.
 And that’s me on the right, with my sisters. Pigs are actually quite intelligent animals, so it is a compliment to be recognized for my brains. I have, however, heard other less flattering name calling here on Askville. Cows (sorry, cows!), old dried up sexless women, gossip mongers, crazy stalkers, liars...
I had thought this would be quite the friendly place for a little teacup pig like me to hang out, and I’m so pleased to report that 99% of the people and animals have made it such.
But for the exception, humor is a very powerful tool. Humor and understanding. If we practice both here at Askville, we can keep the experience fun, which is what we’re here for, right?!?
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Sources: Barnyard knowledge
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"How can it be all out YOU, when it's all about ME?"
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