So,…I had a moment today. I did something totally out-of-character for me. But if we could all just take off our masks for a skinny minute and be honest, I’m sure we can all recall a not-so-glorious-moment where we momentarily lost our good senses and did something we wouldn’t normally do. And with that deer-in-the-head-lights look, we shake our heads and like Steve Urkel on the sitcom series, “Family Matters,” we ask ourselves “Did “I” do THAT? (I sure hope you heard the nasally tone with that)!
I had to drive deep into Phoenix early this afternoon to a Doctors appointment. I really despise having to drive that far. But after firing two Pulmonologists, because they had exceptionally poor bedside manner and were ARROGANT JERKS, I finally found a DOLL of a Doctor, who is worth driving for! (One of the two Pulmonologists was so negative, I left his office multiple times feeling depressed. He would do well to prescribe Anti-Depressants for his patients prior to his appointments! No joke. The other guy was very controlling and manipulative. He only got ONE chance with me. I left and never went back).
Forty-Five freakin’ minutes through road construction, crazy drivers, bottle necking and well…the best way I can describe it is…a drive through HELL! I white-knuckled it the whole way to the medical plaza. Hallelujah! I did pray before I went and though a driving fiasco, it was fairly smooth, albeit still STRESSFUL!
They had originally scheduled my appointment later in the day, and I don’t have to tell you if you hit rush hour traffic, you may as well bring a sleeping bag and pull off the side of the road along the way. When they called and asked if I could come in earlier, I jumped on it!
When I got back to our neck of the woods, I had to stop and grab a few groceries. Smooth sailing there…I checked everything off of my list fairly quickly and booked it out of there right to the entrance of my housing area. There was a lady with long curly gray hair I’m guessing in her seventies, crossing the street to our entrance and she flipped me the BIRD! All I could think was OH NO! NOT TODAY SATAN, …YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT!
(Now let me preface this with, I am a cautious driver, and I have absolutely no intentions of ever MOWING DOWN A SENIOR OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER! I slowed down immediately so she could cross the street). But that flying bird unlocked the kraken in me. I rolled down my window and the “B”—word came flying outa my mouth, quicker than you can say JACK SPRAT! If that wasn’t enough for one ordeal, she yelled something else derrogatory at me. At this point, I was so heated up, I didn’t catch what she said, but I could tell by the expression on her face, it was nasty. I flipped a quick you-turn and came back to where she was and I think it shocked her. I reemphasized what I said before and asked her if she wanted to have it out right then and there? She just stood there looking at me with a semi-startled look… All I gotta say is MAYBE, JUST MAYBE she won’t be so free with shooting the bird at people from here on out. Seething, I drove home in a fury, pulled into my garage and grabbed my hubby to help unload the groceries!
Now, before you get all “RELIGIOUS” on me…Christians aren’t PERFECT, but they ARE forgiven when they ask! I had my little talk with God and then came home and unloaded the whole incident on my husband, whose eyes were the size of saucers.
You all, I am in no way proud of this emotional outburst. I know what I should have done…Yadda…Yadda…Yadda. But I’d much rather be authentic and share a not-so-proud-moment once in awhile by showing I’m HUMAN, than to wear a mask of pretense. Quite honestly, it gives others permission to show the not-so-perfect part of themselves. Last I heard, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US ARE PERFECT! That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!
