tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post976551314087418835..comments2023-09-25T11:41:04.090-05:00Comments on InsomniMom: Under no circumstancesShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-18917552699626241312009-05-05T11:02:00.000-05:002009-05-05T11:02:00.000-05:00Wow. "Trust"? What B went through this weekend is ...Wow. "Trust"? What B went through this weekend is bad enough, but at least he wasn't being personally impugned in a backhanded matter.<br /><br />I would have been severely tempted to reach out and grab that person by the nose and say with a beaming smile, "I'll let go of this when you apologize to my husband."<br /><br />I'm sure I've stuck my foot in my mouth before as well, but what happened with B was just stupid and outrageous, right up there with the "trust" remark. I mean, write a letter to Detroit or go picket in front of the local union hall, but don't buttonhole the poor guy and tell him that you're going to punish his family because the corporation is so stupid and the UAW is so greedy.<br /><br />I do not get this part of it at all: Asking a lawyer to recommend a firm that he doesn't work for and asking a car salesman to recommened a car he doesn't sell. What is up with that? I don't understand why people don't see how outlandishly rude this is.<br /><br />The thing with the dentist, I just don't understand. I'd think that the new dentist would send out those announcement cards saying that he has set up a new practice and family and friends who switch over get some kind of gift to thank them for their support if they change over -- we got a Brita water pitcher for changing optometrists once! (Our new optometrist was a home schooling dad and he sent announcements to a home school group we belonged to.)<br /><br />Isn't this kind of thing the accepted way of doing things? Just a friendly "Hey, remember me from when I was fourteen? Well, now I'm the new doc in town" to bring people in. Then, if they do, that's great, but there's also that unstated understanding that some people will and some people won't....<br /><br />It's just a bit offensive to get angry with people who decide to stay where they are. If B and I were only friends with personal acquaintances and family members who bought cars from him, we'd be a couple of lonely people.<br /><br />I can't believe this friend chose to pick this fight and put a friendship on the line. Yikes. I wonder if she's ever thought it might not be a good idea to try to manipulate her friends into becoming her son's patients?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-87263333109926467292009-05-04T23:54:00.000-05:002009-05-04T23:54:00.000-05:00It's that "walk a mile in another's shoes" thing.....It's that "walk a mile in another's shoes" thing...sometimes we all just don't get it until it is pointed out. I am sure everyone has some such story...people are always coming to M and asking him for recommendations for lawyers...uh, duh...perhaps the firm that is standing before you could help out? "Oh, no, I just want someone I can trust that is close to where I live." Now, why put that "trust" thing in there...close to where you live is understandable, but the "trust" issue...is that an issue with the firm standing in front of you or what the heck is that supposed to mean??? I am as guilty as everyone else...I am certain that I have stuck my foot in my mouth on more than one occasion. Here's another one that gets me...we have had the same dentist since the boys were 2...a friend's son just graduated from dental school and is setting up his own practice...she is furious with me at the moment because we won't switch our boys to her son's office instead of the dentist we have had for the past 15 years. I am perplexed at what I can do at this point. She is serious...if we don't switch, she will have a difficult time being friends anymore. HUH????????Kaytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892296035070233639noreply@blogger.com