Have you ever met someone who is constantly trying to "one up" your emotional experiences?
Let's say you have had a horrible day and you are moaning,whining, and complaining to your friend so incessantly and belligerently that you are forgetting to breathe, and then finally the moment comes when your tirade ends and with an exasperated sigh and the anticipation of being wrapped in the warm, consoling blanket of your friend's sympathy, you look at them imploringly only to hear a little something like this fall from their mouth:
"you think that's bad?! wait until you hear what happened to ME!...."
Ok, let's pause right here, shall we?
Because I am pretty sure my "friend" just asked me to engage in a game of Keeping Up with The Joneses, The Emotional Edition, which gives me the overwhelming urge to suggest a game of SORRY or CLUE.
Here's a list of verbal enlightenment for all the "one up-ers" out there. Strangely, this list bears a striking resemblance to the one hanging on the wall of my daughter's kindergarten classroom:
1) Be a good listener
2) Treat people the way you would like to be treated
3) Stay on task
4) Be prepared.
That last one is especially important, because if you aren't prepared, next time the above scenario happens, Ima knock you out.
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