Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Big Mouth Strikes Again
On December 10th, 1978 a bouncing baby girl was born. Her parents were thrilled that she had ten fingers, ten toes, and absolutely zero hair on her head. What they didn’t notice, because they really rarely do check this at birth, is that her mouth? It had no filter.
As this bouncing baby girl grew up, she finally grew some hair, she became very very tall. And, she spent the majority of her teen years grounded from the phone. Or, worse yet, grounded from her best friend. Now, this girl wasn’t sneaking out, or skipping school (well, she was, but that was NOT why she was grounded). This girl, you see, had NO FILTER ON HER MOUTH.
It was all about the back talk.
And, I have a secret to tell you. That little girl? It’s me. And, I still have no filter.
To wit:
A recent argument between my mother and I:
Her: You are not a nice person
Me: You raised me.
Her: SOB!!!
Text Messages between Friend Who Shall Remain Nameless (FWSRN):
FWSRN: You’re with my sister?
Me: Yes, and we’re talking about you!
FWSRN: My feelings are hurt.
Me: We’re not really talking about you! I was kidding!
Here’s the deal: If you ask me if those pants look good on you, and they don’t? I’ll tell you. If you ask me if you should break up with your boyfriend and he’s a tool? I’ll tell you. So, if you don’t want to hear what I really think? Don’t ask me.
But, what comes along with that is, if you really do look pretty today? I’ll be the first to tell you. And, if I think you’re dating a great guy and you should hang on to him? I’ll tell you that, too.
You should just know that about me, that is all.
Comments on this post
That’s a great quality to have. I can say that cuz I am not your mother.
29. July - 9:43 amIt’s like we were meant to be friends. That’s how I operate too. My parents refer to it as being “direct.” Supposed to be the nice word for it. And DOUBLE thanks for saying I look cute today:).
29. July - 9:48 amI have no filter and spent a lot of time with my phone and even in elementary school with no chair because that is how they punished me. Bizarre. Now I like to call myself “honest”
29. July - 10:05 amDo you offer all of that if they don’t ask? Asking is, well, asking for it. You can’t get upset if you ask and someone answers.
29. July - 11:00 amSo when you said I should order the BlogHer undies 2 sizes bigger, what you were telling me is that my ass is clearly 2 sizes bigger than I think it is? :)
29. July - 12:08 pmI’m just sitting down here in Reno, NV rooolliiing my eyes in your direction. No j/K! I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings! Of course I jest. I wish more people would place emphasis on honesty rather than being two-faced or passive agressive. I admire that in a person and practice this myself.
29. July - 12:23 pmThat’s what we love about you!
29. July - 1:31 pmI am “That Friend” for my people too. A honor and a burden, eh?
29. July - 6:08 pmEverybody needs a friend like you. :-)
29. July - 6:16 pmI’d rather have honesty, frankly. People who tell you what you want to hear, encourage you to ask questions you don’t want the answers to. You help stop that phenomenon. Go you!
29. July - 7:18 pmoh man rhi, i couldve written this post!! we are the much needed non filtered friends that our friends need! :D
29. July - 7:46 pmhonestly is the best policy…right?
;)
I have never had a filter. This is why I would not have made a good counselor.
30. July - 1:12 pmYet another reason why we are similar. My lack of filter and big mouth got my ass fired by the 49ers.
31. July - 7:57 am