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When you live in a small town....
When you live in a small town.... I forced the Spawn come with me tonight while I ran errands and went to the gym. She was looking entirely too happy, all curled up in my bed, eyes glued to her phone... Forcing your offspring to spend quality time with you is a right of passage! Sullen angry faces.... Sarcastic retorts.... Flippant eye rolls... It's the BEST! We were in the parking lot doing a curbside grocery pick up when a couple of coworkers approached my car. "I thought that was you over here." "Uh, yep! It's me! Even I need to get groceries sometimes." The Spawn was huffing and puffing in the backseat throughout the whole conversation. I wasn't exactly thrilled about having to make small talk with my coworkers on my day off, but I couldn't just say "Hey, got my groceries! Hasta!!" Thankfully one of them got a phone call and I was able to make my escape. We got to the gym and again I saw a familiar face. "Hey, I wondered if I'd see you here! It's my first day bac" "Hi! Yah, I started back up again just this last wee" "I got my vaccines a couple of weeks ago so I've been venturing out again." "Good for you! I'm happy hear that. We need start returning a more normal life, again." I could hear the Spawn mumbling away in the background, she was faceTiming her little best friend. 'my mom knows everybody, it's so embarrassing....' Little shit! That attitude was starting get the best of , so once we got in the car we had a little chat. "You realize, the more attitude you throw my way, they more bonding time the of us are going be enjoying, going forward." "uuuuggghhhh!!! Why do we have bond?" Throwing her hand over her eyes in a dramatic gesture, she tossed her head back and pretended to die. "Won't work, I know CPR." The last stop of the day was a special surprise, we rolled through the drive thru at Wendy's to get a frosty. "Hi! It's been a while since I've seen you!" Are you kidding ?? Even at the fucking drive thru window of Wendy's I see someone who I hired not once, but twice work at the store. "Hi! How have you been?" "I'm good, they're making a team leader here." "That's fantastic!" "Did you hear I had my baby? It's a girl." "That's great! How is she doing?" "Well, we just got back from Helen Devos 3 days ago..." "She had adult seizures..." "Too long in the birth canal..." For the life of , I'll never know why people reveal all that stuff . "I'm so sorry hear that." Thankfully there were other cars in line at the drive thru and I could break away. "How do you know all those people?" One of the main reasons the Spawn hates running errands with is because everywhere we go, I run into someone I know. "It's a small town babe and I've worked with the public for a long time." Living in a small town has its good .... And it's not so good . It can suck when a 5 minute errand turns into a 45 minute conversation with someone you bumped into, but it can be wonderful when your car breaks down and everyone is popping out of the woodwork to make sure you have rides to get where you need to go. Small town life on a Sunday! |
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I actually feel the spawn’s pain. Being the anti-social creature I am, I hated being dragged around for errands too. And even as an adult I never gave off a “yes by all means tell me your most personal details” vibe, I got that a lot wherever I worked. Why do people like to overshare? Excuse me while I pick the lint from between my toes..(not really. Ugh. But I have had a friend say that to me over the phone once)... My name is MrWrong and I approved this comment
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Do you ever get people that come up and say hello and start chatting but you haven't a clue who they are?
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Do you ever get people that come up and say hello and start chatting but you haven't a clue who they are?
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I think that sounds great, and you sound like a popular lady, not surprisingly! I live in a city but my local community is more like a small town. I wouldn't change it.
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I think that sounds great, and you sound like a popular lady, not surprisingly! I live in a city but my local community is more like a small town. I wouldn't change it.
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My middle son skipped school and was ratted out immediately by my neighbor. Within 5 minutes I had an fb message and a call out to him. That was the last time he ever skipped school and walked home.
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That rumor mill.... It's something else, isn't it?! That's why I choose to venture out and get away from it...
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I'm still running into old customers and the conversation always starts off with, "are you still working on bikes?". I tell them no, then they proceed to tell me what their problems with their bikes are.
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So true. I went as far as working in another state for just a Lil break. Seems every one knows everyone and everything about u. Hard to handle at times. But still would not trade it for city life for anything.
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Our town is so Small we run into Ourselves...
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I think that it is better than being in a big city and being a no one!!!!
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3/7/2021 7:47 pm |
I'm still running into old customers and the conversation always starts off with, "are you still working on bikes?". I tell them no, then they proceed to tell me what their problems with their bikes are.
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Just have to love living in a small town. I enjoyed the story.
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3/7/2021 6:49 pm |
So true. I went as far as working in another state for just a Lil break. Seems every one knows everyone and everything about u. Hard to handle at times. But still would not trade it for city life for anything. http://Find a Cougar.com/main/Bilovers4life
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3/7/2021 6:20 pm |
Our town is so Small we run into Ourselves...
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I think that it is better than being in a big city and being a no one!!!!
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I forced the Spawn to come with me tonight while I ran errands and went to the gym. She was looking entirely too happy, all curled up in my bed, eyes glued to her phone... Forcing your offspring to spend quality time with you is a right of passage! Sullen angry faces.... Sarcastic retorts.... Flippant eye rolls... It's the BEST! We were in the parking lot doing a curbside grocery pick up when a couple of coworkers approached my car. "I thought that was you over here." "Uh, yep! It's me! Even I need to get groceries sometimes." The Spawn was huffing and puffing in the backseat throughout the whole conversation. I wasn't exactly thrilled about having to make small talk with my coworkers on my day off, but I couldn't just say "Hey, got my groceries! Hasta!!" Thankfully one of them got a phone call and I was able to make my escape. We got to the gym and again I saw a familiar face. "Hey, I wondered if I'd see you here! It's my first day back." "Hi! Yah, I started back up again just this last week." "I got my vaccines a couple of weeks ago so I've been venturing out again." "Good for you! I'm happy to hear that. We need to start returning to a more normal life, again." I could hear the Spawn mumbling away in the background, she was faceTiming her little best friend. 'my mom knows everybody, it's so embarrassing....' Little shit! That attitude was starting to get the best of me, so once we got in the car we had a little chat. "You realize, the more attitude you throw my way, they more bonding time the two of us are going to be enjoying, going forward." "uuuuggghhhh!!! Why do we have to bond?" Throwing her hand over her eyes in a dramatic gesture, she tossed her head back and pretended to die. "Won't work, I know CPR." The last stop of the day was a special surprise, we rolled through the drive thru at Wendy's to get a frosty. "Hi! It's been a while since I've seen you!" Are you kidding me?? Even at the fucking drive thru window of Wendy's I see someone who I hired not once, but twice to work at the store. "Hi! How have you been?" "I'm good, they're making me a team leader here." "That's fantastic!" "Did you hear I had my baby? It's a girl." "That's great! How is she doing?" "Well, we just got back from Helen Devos 3 days ago..." "She had adult seizures..." "Too long in the birth canal..." For the life of me, I'll never know why people reveal all that stuff to me. "I'm so sorry to hear that." Thankfully there were other cars in line at the drive thru and I could break away. "How do you know all those people?" One of the main reasons the Spawn hates running errands with me is because everywhere we go, I run into someone I know. "It's a small town babe and I've worked with the public for a long time." Living in a small town has its good points.... And it's not so good points. It can suck when a 5 minute errand turns into a 45 minute conversation with someone you bumped into, but it can be wonderful when your car breaks down and everyone is popping out of the woodwork to make sure you have rides to get where you need to go. Small town life on a Sunday!
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