The End of My Rope

Daily writing prompt

What’s something most people don’t know about you?

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When I reached my limit of unnecessary stress of things that should have been fixed or not doing things to avoid problems and/or additional work, my patience runs out quickly and my attitude changes promptly. I bite my tongue to the point of bleeding so I won’t say anything that I will have to apologize for later. Yet, it can be read on my face.

Plus, those who behave unsavory for the wrong reasons. For example, one of my coworkers who craves to be in control handles it poorly because she will never ever be in control of me. Her latest and greatest event was showing up on my property to make noise to scare me. About the same time, my neighbor who came home who was completely in shock to see her in my backyard. She swiftly moved to say, “Hello,” in a flirtatious manner and acted like her being here was normal behavior. Before she left, she slammed my gate. The next two days, she lived in well earned her fear of me telling owners and management about her behavior that I chose not to. Believe that her behavior will catch up to her and pay her back severely. She does things expecting me to do but I ignore her.

In closing, when I’m at, “the end of my rope,” I am tested to the maximum so that I don’t just let it go with poignant truth and honesty about how I feel about them and hard truths about how I think about them too. Not too many people know about me on this because I divert it by releasing my emotions by screaming into a towel, leaving abruptly or start crying privately.

“Don’t let anyone steal your joy” from my former supervisor and friend. I try to remember this always.

Thank you,

Leslie Elizabeth David.