my boss was talking about her friend's baby "you know the one? the little peanut. little pea-head peanut oh-he's-so-cute" ...and i guess i was expected to nod or something, or say "oh, yes, he's adorable," because she kept looking at me. she tilted her head to the side like a dog and started to ask me again. i am unable to deal with/promote small talk and insincerity so i said:
"i'm sorry. i just don't think babies are cute."
the look she gave me then was just incredulous, and i don't know why she was surprised. i Know i've said it before. so i continued:
"and i can't pretend. i can't smile and lie and say they are cute. see, i'm trying. right now!" and i grinned maniacally. "it's not working! hahahaha!" i kept the grin on my face.
she backed away from me and asked if i was sure i didn't need to leave early.
before a kid can talk, i do not find it cute. there are plenty of toddlers that i think are cute. but babies are just impotent sacs of screaming and bad smells. i see this as a strength of mine rather than a character flaw. i am not vulnerable to A CuTE BA By!!!!OHMYGOD!!!!
i'm always polite when people bring their babies to the salon, but i don't fawn over them like i'm expected to.
so if i ever tell you your kid is cute, i mean it and your kid is proably then exceptionally cute. otherwise i'd say nothing.
"i'm sorry. i just don't think babies are cute."
the look she gave me then was just incredulous, and i don't know why she was surprised. i Know i've said it before. so i continued:
"and i can't pretend. i can't smile and lie and say they are cute. see, i'm trying. right now!" and i grinned maniacally. "it's not working! hahahaha!" i kept the grin on my face.
she backed away from me and asked if i was sure i didn't need to leave early.
before a kid can talk, i do not find it cute. there are plenty of toddlers that i think are cute. but babies are just impotent sacs of screaming and bad smells. i see this as a strength of mine rather than a character flaw. i am not vulnerable to A CuTE BA By!!!!OHMYGOD!!!!
i'm always polite when people bring their babies to the salon, but i don't fawn over them like i'm expected to.
so if i ever tell you your kid is cute, i mean it and your kid is proably then exceptionally cute. otherwise i'd say nothing.
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I suppose i could be a receptionist at a tattoo shop. That would be the right kind of atmosphere. But, i have the worlds WORST phone skills . . . and i'm not that good with people either. If the shop is looking for a first impression of an amicalbe atmosphere, me on a phone would be a bit odd. My friend since second grade is constantly making fun of my phone skills. There's something odd about not seeing the person i'm talking to, and then i'm all fsdhgousbgjkerbh;g. But it's definitely a job i'd look for and take
You tell me - what the hell's cute about that?