Pompous, Annoying, Irritating, and I So Wanted to Say Something to this Obnoxious Lady
I listened to a client this afternoon who could have used a lesson in manners and in freedom. It’s amazing how people spend thirty minutes on an introduction when their message is approximately a whole minute long and apparently way off track. Get a watch lady!
I hated her tone. I disliked her glasses. I believed she talked much too long. I resented her body language. I despised her way of thinking… Why on earth does someone I disagree with so much have to talk in such an alarming and irritating way? The sound of her voice grated my nerves to no end. Remember Fran Dreshner in The Nanny? Like that but worse. Nails on the chalk board. Screeching, scratching nails….
To satisfy all of your curiosity she was talking about the war in Iraq. That’s when Mrs High and Mighty got on her high horse.
She said, and I am seriously down playing this, that she did not support our troops or any of their actions in Iraq. She spoke for another five to ten minutes, all the while, I am mulling over my responses in my head… She said she’s been against war for the last twenty-five years and is embarrassed that she wanted troops out. Period. No ifs, and or buts about it…. Yeah, I want our troops out but as long as they are there, I will support them all the way. Yep. That’s about it in a nutshell. I won’t bore you or stir the hornets nest…
I am starting to get a little bit annoyed by now as my son was stationed in Iraq and he served his country with pride. My heart was broken when my son left for his tour but I am proud that he stood up for people, to help the less fortunate than us. We need to be thankful for what we have here and the freedoms we have because of soldiers like him.
Sometimes people need to be educated and set straight. Not all the people of Iraq are terrorists. There are women, children and men…yes, men, who are innocent in war. They want their families to be safe, to be happy, to live normal lives…. And our soldiers there are trying to make this happen for them. All the while, they are trying to make it safe for our families and our children to grow up and be free.
Back off lady… As the proud mother of a soldier, I say support them or shut up! You are free because of them.
And, that is all I’ve got to say about that at the moment.