Independent Gal
Ideal_Rock
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- Nov 12, 2006
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I''m usually a pretty even tempered gal. But I just LOST it with, of all people, my DENTIST''S SECRETARY. I think I''ve underestimated how stressful I''m finding the financial situation (the 12K special assessment for my condo association that''s just wiped out everything liquid I''ve saved and then a chunk of the wedding budget on top of that). I thought I was all ''OK, let''s just buck up, smile, and deal with it!'' But then yesterday I went to book a ticket on my airmiles to visit my mom and found out they''d been ''cancelled'' THREE DAYS AGO because of inactivity on that account (there goes another $1000!). So, that I didn''t need. And then today the dentist''s office calls and tells me I owe them $65 from 9 months ago (first I''ve heard of it). $65 people. THIS is not a huge sum of money. But I just LOST it and started yelling at this poor woman about their shoddy accounting practices and how I would NEVER have left a bill unpaid and why didn''t I get a notice about it and blah blah blah.
Poor girl.
I paid her, then I hung up and started sniffling a little.
So I guess I''m pretty stressed about it all after all.
Lesson: if someone is irrational with you, they probably are upset about something completely different. People have always told me this, but this is the first time I''ve been the ''upset irrational person'' and now I see it''s true. I called the lady back and apologized.
It''s going to be OK. I can manage. Reining in the wedding stuff isn''t so bad (though it does make me a little sad). But I just hate that I turned into a b&tch!
Poor girl.
I paid her, then I hung up and started sniffling a little.
Lesson: if someone is irrational with you, they probably are upset about something completely different. People have always told me this, but this is the first time I''ve been the ''upset irrational person'' and now I see it''s true. I called the lady back and apologized.
It''s going to be OK. I can manage. Reining in the wedding stuff isn''t so bad (though it does make me a little sad). But I just hate that I turned into a b&tch!