UNcommon Courtesies & UNsolicited Opinions
"No one cares what you think. No one is interested. They are going to do what they are going to do." -- Anne Lamott , speaking in Seattle April 2010 Last night I had a dream in which my sister-in-law told me she was moving in with an old friend of hers. I immediately stated that this was a very bad idea and proceeded to list all of the reasons why. I didn't get more than halfway into my list before she got pissed off and walked away. I was stunned. I was just trying to help. But it didn't matter. She didn't care what I thought. She wasn't interested. She was going to do what she was going to do. As soon as I woke up I knew what this dream was showing me. It was a mirror. Yesterday afternoon someone had done something very similar to me and I had reacted unfavorably. I was pissed and ranting to my husband. "I didn't ask for HER opinion. I JUST needed a Yes or No answer. How ARROGANT can you be?" Etc., etc. [I also sent an email response t...