Man Repellent...
My friend Kristy and I were getting off the elevator at work and I was telling her the story about my ex, Jeff, who called me and was not the most pleasant man in the world. I'd called him to get his brother Jude's number and he called me back and was just rude. But I didn't really care, cuz he's wack anyway, so I kept it movin'. Well, I finished telling Kristy the story when the following unfolds:
(Walking towards Brenda, the receptionist)
Kristy: You and I have this great power to just piss people off without even trying
JustTrina: I KNOW!! It's a skill I guess
Brenda: What ya'll talkin' 'bout? (To JustTrina) Who you done pissed off now?
JustTrina: My friend who's also unfortunately, my ex
Brenda: (Walking away from desk, towards elevator) Well, that's not a surprise, you and men always have problems. You repel them.
JustTrina: That's right, like OFF!! (makes mock spraying motion and shhhhhh sound) My perfume, it repels men AND mosquitoes, grab a bottle!
Brenda: Ya need to hang out with an older woman, teach you some things...
JustTrina: Teach me what? To lie down and take it? Let Mister do what he wanna do, then go make him breakfast? Uh....No thanks.
Brenda: (Laughs) You're crazy!
JustTrina: (Winks) Like a fox!
(Walking towards Brenda, the receptionist)
Kristy: You and I have this great power to just piss people off without even trying
JustTrina: I KNOW!! It's a skill I guess
Brenda: What ya'll talkin' 'bout? (To JustTrina) Who you done pissed off now?
JustTrina: My friend who's also unfortunately, my ex
Brenda: (Walking away from desk, towards elevator) Well, that's not a surprise, you and men always have problems. You repel them.
JustTrina: That's right, like OFF!! (makes mock spraying motion and shhhhhh sound) My perfume, it repels men AND mosquitoes, grab a bottle!
Brenda: Ya need to hang out with an older woman, teach you some things...
JustTrina: Teach me what? To lie down and take it? Let Mister do what he wanna do, then go make him breakfast? Uh....No thanks.
Brenda: (Laughs) You're crazy!
JustTrina: (Winks) Like a fox!
End Scene
What the HELL's that mean? I repel men? Why is that? Because I have a mind of my own? Because I don't let just words, but actions determine where I go with a man? Cuz I like to keep my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground? That just rubbed me the WRONG way, lemme tell ya that.
And it's not like the source of the comment's got it goin' on, either. Her husband dumped her as soon as their son hit 18. I don't mean to be harsh, but ya gotta call a spade a spade. I don't repel men, I repel relationships and marriage. I can take that, cuz I've got issues with being tied down. It's not so much the matter of commitment, it's the concept of the title, I guess. Whatever, she just pissed me off. Cuz she doesn't know me, not at all. If it'd come from Kristy, I would've sucked it up, cuz we hang out. But Brenda? Pump ya brakes, ma. Fall back.
Anyway, I'm not a man repellent, I love guys. They just have the tendency to, more often than not, do some dumb shit from time to time. And I call them on it. If that's the part of my character that puts the final nail in the coffin of my dating career, then fine. I find it hard to believe there's no one out there willing to date a strong willed female like myself. I don't have an attitude, I just feel like men act up when they think you've got a soft spot for them. That's wack.
Oh man, I wanted to defend myself SO bad, but realized she wasn't worth it. I know what's in my heart and in my head and that I have hopes to meet someone who loves me for me and isn't gay or emotionally unavailable. I don't have to defend myself to someone who's already made up her mind about how I interact with others.
Whatever, I'm mad. I'm not a lesbian, I'm not asexual and I don't wear man repellent. Bitch.
What the HELL's that mean? I repel men? Why is that? Because I have a mind of my own? Because I don't let just words, but actions determine where I go with a man? Cuz I like to keep my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground? That just rubbed me the WRONG way, lemme tell ya that.
And it's not like the source of the comment's got it goin' on, either. Her husband dumped her as soon as their son hit 18. I don't mean to be harsh, but ya gotta call a spade a spade. I don't repel men, I repel relationships and marriage. I can take that, cuz I've got issues with being tied down. It's not so much the matter of commitment, it's the concept of the title, I guess. Whatever, she just pissed me off. Cuz she doesn't know me, not at all. If it'd come from Kristy, I would've sucked it up, cuz we hang out. But Brenda? Pump ya brakes, ma. Fall back.
Anyway, I'm not a man repellent, I love guys. They just have the tendency to, more often than not, do some dumb shit from time to time. And I call them on it. If that's the part of my character that puts the final nail in the coffin of my dating career, then fine. I find it hard to believe there's no one out there willing to date a strong willed female like myself. I don't have an attitude, I just feel like men act up when they think you've got a soft spot for them. That's wack.
Oh man, I wanted to defend myself SO bad, but realized she wasn't worth it. I know what's in my heart and in my head and that I have hopes to meet someone who loves me for me and isn't gay or emotionally unavailable. I don't have to defend myself to someone who's already made up her mind about how I interact with others.
Whatever, I'm mad. I'm not a lesbian, I'm not asexual and I don't wear man repellent. Bitch.
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