1. Share a lesson you learned from your Mother that still sticks with you to this day.
I had been dealing with a nasty fallout that occurred between me and a coworker before she quit her job. Words had been exchanged on both sides, but she took things a step further and reported me to our boss. She made accusations that were flat out lies and I was stunned at the length she would go just to get a jab in. I realized I was not dealing with an ordinary, slightly obnoxious human, but instead was dealing with full blown crazy.
The difference being that an ordinary human might have disagreements with you, but there are limits to what they might do to make your life miserable. Maybe they roll their eyes at you. Maybe they avoid sitting next to you at lunch. Maybe they argue with you. But they don’t make stuff up to get you fired.
When I heard what she was saying, I’ll admit I lost some sleep. What if people believed her! What if I lost my job!
My Mom is skilled at talking people down, “You’re not going to get fired. The things she is saying are laughable. Your boss knows you better than that. You can’t lose your job based on one disgruntled employee. Your work speaks for itself.”
And I was like, “I know, I know…you’re probably right. But I just hate this pit in my stomach. When do I stop THINKING about her? I don’t want it in my head anymore!”
And she was all, “You have to give it time. It’s still fresh. Time will blur the name and the face and the accusations and someday it will be a distant memory. It’s just like that time my former landlord punched me in the face…the audacity of it all back then…”
And I was all, “Whoa wait, say WHAT!?”
And she was all, “Time heals wounds and what not…”
And I was all, “No, someone PUNCHED YOU IN THE FACE!?”
And she was all, “Oh yes, that awful landlord!”
And I was all, “Who on this planet would punch YOU in the face!?”
And she was all, “They were just wicked!”
And I was all, “Who was it? Where are they? You don’t have an aggressive bone in your body except for when you spanked me for talking back to you those few times, maybe several. I’LL TEACH THEM TO PUT THEIR HANDS ON MY MOTHER!!”
And she was all, “This was back before you were born and as I was saying of course it was very upsetting at the time, but eventually it does stop being something that bothers you everyday.”
If someone can punch my mother in the face and she can move on with her life than certainly I can handle a dose of libel and slander. As a rule of thumb it’s best to steer clear of people who lack any sort of moral compass.
Good lesson. Good lesson.
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Abby says
Wow, your mom knows how to turn the other cheek… literally!
Sorry about your (ex) coworker. Who wants to be that miserable?