Fun Monday # 66 Who's a jerk??

Sauntering Saul is out host this week and this is what she says about our assignment:

I know we all try to be sweet and kind to people the majority of the time. But let's face it....we also know that sometimes we can be a big jerk. It could be that you experience road rage from time to time. Perhaps you empty the coffee pot at work some mornings and don't feel like taking the time to start a new pot for the next person. Or maybe you don't return phone calls on a timely basis when you know someone needs a response from you. Have you ever "accidentally" ruined a favorite shirt of your spouse just because you didn't care for it? Come on - it's confession time! List the small things you do that make you a jerk and elaborate just a bit on each one. Please tell me I'm not the only jerk around here!

I know I must have done some pretty dumb things in my life but I try to forget them which is why I had to enlist the help of those in the family who have a good memory for these types of things.........

Embee didn't come up with anything but then would he dare... he might risk not getting his dinner cooked, his laundry washed and ironed or the loan of my car!!!!!

I then had an email conversation with Sam

Her first reaction was "Mother! That's a horrible word that belongs nowhere near you".
PS - you are welcome to quote me on that! (isn't she sweet-she clearly loves her old mum!)

Me~You are very sweet to say that but 'What about when I wouldn't let you take Art A level?'

Her~you weren't being a jerk then - just an idiot

Me~Isn't that the same thing?

Her~actually in retrospect you were very smart because it made me more determined to prove you wrong. But in reality it would really have been useful for me to have an art education - something I will never have!

So Folks was I a 'jerk' for preventing my daughter getting the art education she wanted. In my defense I was not saying no art per se, I suggested Art as an extra at night school~ what I did not know was they would not allow anyone still at school( under 18) to attend night school (personally I think who ever made that rule was the real jerk~ what do you think?)

Beccy did not responded to my email but she phoned me this morning and I asked her what she could recall. At first she couldn't think of anything then suddenly she remembered that I would not let her go to see ET at the age of eleven. Apparently all her friends had seen it and she pretended that she didn't want to see it to save face.
I don't actually remember this but how stupid of me what was I thinking~did I really do that!!~ yes jerk with a capital 'J'.

NOW we do have another 'jerk' in the house I wonder who it was who took my blueberries to work instead of his blackberries!!!!!!

Now I'm off to visit you all.....

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