Funny that this should be the question of the day. Timely. I know what I CAN'T STAND, and right now I'm just trying to figure out how to take a proactive stance and turn a CAN'T STAND situation into a WILL NOT STAND situation.
I can't stand drama queens who meddle in other people's lives and create havoc out of nothing. How's that for an answer? I've got two of those people in my life. One is a constant in my job, where I've worked for the past 10 years. Unfortunately she's the person I work with the most closely on a daily basis. Out of necessity (for the sake of my sanity) I've figured out how to handle most situations with her, but I often watch other co-workers struggling and that's infuriating.
Just as difficult, though, is the fact that the other meddler is my stepdaughter's mother and my husband's ex-wife, who isn't in our lives very often but somehow worms her way in on occasion and turns everything on its head. The ex is currently affecting her daughter's relationship with us. The problem is that my stepdaughter, age 30, and her fiance live with the ex and occasionally buy into her nonsense. So at the present time, the ex is focusing on us and wielding her considerable influence over her daughter by making mountains out of molehills. One by one, she's zeroing in on all four of us. My turn was yesterday.
Logically I know that someone can only meddle in your life if you LET them. I don't have any control from the standpoint of my stepdaughter's relationship with mommy dearest. But once again, I'm looking for the hole in the dike where she's weaseling her way into OUR lives. And this time, instead of just putting my finger in and hoping for the best, I'm struggling to make more lasting repairs.
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