Posted by Ilene on October 24, 2003, at 20:14:35
In reply to Another Small Incident. Did I Annoy Her?, posted by Susan J on October 24, 2003, at 9:03:44
> Hullo.
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> Psycho suitemate strikes again. A bunch of us were out talking in the hallway before getting ready to go home. I said I was going to paint my living room another color, something like a warm apricot or something...
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> She said, "oh, that's barfy. Oooh. That'll be ugly."
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> I ignored her. Think that annoyed her? No one else responded to her either. I really wanted to ask her if her mother had ever told her, can't say anything nice? don't say anything at all....
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> But that would've been rewarding her with a response, right?
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> Susan
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Astonishing self control! I would've popped out with something like, "That's okay, I won't invite you over."(But maybe she's like me and talks before she thinks.)
Ilene
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