I had one of those moments of clarity yesterday. Not on the meaning of life or anything important like that, but a small realization that I just don’t like an acquaintance (a couple actually) that I’ve known casually for decades. Without making a big deal of it, I will simply avoid interacting with them in the future.
I ended up chatting with this male person after church (as I have many times before) and he said something insensitive about my husband’s recent knee surgery. It was fairly typical of him. It was a put down of sorts. His wife, whom I’ve also known for years, is what GenXers would refer to as a “nut job.” Wacky and extremely extroverted. Case in point: when addressing the entire church from a podium yesterday, she announced that her pronouns are “She, her, ME.” Twice.
Lots of people “love” this couple (or seem to). They do a lot for the church community. But I just “do not care for them” (as an older generation might say). They’re not my cup of tea.
And that is fine.

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Time is too short to waste time with jerks and nut jobs! I’m sure others have similar thoughts as you but are silently tolerating them.
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You know, you’re probably right. Thanks for the insight.
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Life is too short and experiences are like books – there are so many out there to be enjoyed, why put up with those you don’t?
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Well said May. Especially when it’s a simple matter of veering left instead of right or vice versa. 💡
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