I missed my train yesterday afternoon, so I had to take the bus. I havent ridden the bus in forever, so I was surprised that when I boarded, there were a crew of people that I used to ride with already seated and engaged in lively conversation. Oh boy (if you know me, you know that my commute consists of being plugged into my music; I talk for a living and dont necessarily want to do it if I dont have to, which is why I write by the way)....no need to be rude... Hey yall, hows everybody? Hey Ms. Bougie! You too GOOD to ride the bus with us common folk? See, this chick is talking trash already which is why I stopped riding the bus in the first place. The conversation was always so negative. Negative people drain me. I digress... No, my schedule changed and the bus schedule wasnt conducive. I took one for the team and lied, thinking it was the better choice for this particular situation. I was wrong. CONDUCIVE? Girl, why cant you just say it didnt fit your needs or something? I was thinking to myself that I did - hence the use of the word conducive. This is the second time this chick has played my in front of other folk; there will not be a third. I half-way smiled off her comment. I sat down in the row in front of the group and started to pull out my headphones, but again, I thought the better choice would be to engage with the others. It wasnt that it didnt like these people, but I just wasnt in the mood. I sucked it up and turned around to talk. I asked the woman who had gotten on my nerves, so how are you children doing? She was forever bragging about her kids and her grandchildren, and as if on cue, she pulled out her cell phone to show us pictures. Girl, Marvin and Velveeta are doing real good... Velveeta? Like the imitation cheese? Does anybody know whats in that stuff and who (except those who are wealthy and have children who will NEVER have to seek employment) names their child, Velveeta? I was thinking this to myself so I thought, but actually I had a senior moment and realized I had said this out loud because she responded! Girl, thats all I ate when I was pregnant! I put that sh*t on everything (isnt that a hot sauce commercial? And I HATE the use of profanity in public, especially in front of kids!)! All I could mutter was, hmmm. I say all of that to say, folk should be careful about what names they pick for their children, because they could be setting them up for less than what they really deserve! I know we shouldnt pass judgment, but as a former HR person - and this is real talk - people are subject to discrimination because of their name, which isnt their fault. Its the nature of the beast and it aint right, but it is what it is. I just said out loud what everybody else was thinking (by the look on their faces when she mentioned the name). Im just glad she didnt crave pickles or hoagies when she was pregnant. The poor child would have been named Pickletta or Hoagina! I was thinking that ..e to think of it, did I say that out loud too? Did I have another senior moment? Is that why she didnt say goodbye when i got off and the others were snickering? Random thoughts. Getting old aint easy...GM FB Fam!
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:51:09 +0000
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