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I call them CADS and PITAS (no offense to my friend pitapie). They are the thorns in my side. The bumps in my highway. The boils on the ass of society, and we all know them...intimately sometimes. Those CADS are the 'Crisis a Day' folks. They cannot go through one fricken day without some type of crisis. 'My car won't start'....'My life sucks'.....'My friends don't understand me'. Geeeeeesh....Give ME a break. Take ur damn car to the garage. Straighten up your life. Get new friends. And for the PITAS....'Pains in the Ass'. I don't even want to get started on them.
Do I sound harsh? I do. But lately my friends seem to gravitate to me to solve their damn problems, like they have no responsibility at all. I have my own problems right now. I have a child in crisis. I have Scotties upcoming anniversary to deal with. I have a health scare that is wigging me out. I have ppl I work with that are acting worse than any children i know. I have a boss that is the asshole from hell. I have an ex that is constantly wanting this and that (the king of the CADS and PITAS). I have a couple ppl I go to with my issues when they get too big for me to handle. I have two best friends that know me too well. They know when i'm bullshitting them. They know when something is bothering me. My one friend reads my posts and you can bet I'll get a call or a text "Whats wrong?" or "Tell me". They will never know how much that means to me. Sometimes we end up arguing bc I think its frustrating not to be able to do something. Sometimes that helpless feeling must be overpowering. I am like that with my own family. I could sometimes just scream with the knowledge that I cannot help. That I must sit on the sidelines and just be supportive.
Yes, I know more than a few CADS and PITAS. I simply tell those afflicted with these diseases that life will be better. This is not the worst day of your life. I have one dear friend that has a phrase that I love. "Just because I have to be IN pain, doesn't mean I have to be A PAIN." We both have daily aches and pains and I know hers are sometimes worse than mine. She told me that the best way to shut up a CAD or PITA is to ask them "Why do YOU LET these things happen?". It usually dumbfounds them. They stumble to figure out the question, then change the subject. Usually works, unless the CAD or PITA has everything rehearsed. I think it is a weak attempt at being the center of attention.
I will help anyone. I will give them the shirt off my back. I will open up my home to a stranger. I cannot think of anything I wouldn't do for someone except do it for them. People need to get off their asses and just move along. This is the land of promise....the land of milk and honey. Anyone can do it now or at least make a heroic attempt. I know someone that had odds stacked so far against them I thought they would just die. If bad luck were money, they would have been a millionaire. With every door that would open, 3 would shut in their face. But they didn't give up. They fought tooth and nail. They got a job. They moved up. They had goals. The took responsibility for themselves and their family. I was there whenever they needed to just rant or talk. Sometimes thats the only thing you can do and sometimes its the hardest thing to do. I was so proud of this person when all was said and done. I told them once 'You're future is so bright i need sunglasses to watch it'. I see them now and smile. They've come so far and in such a short amount of time.
The CADS and PITAS I know aren't the brave ones. They are the ones that make me crazy. They are the ones that whine and all i want to say to them is "Want a little cheese with that whine?".
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Posted by lastblastkl on 2008-07-22 20:56:04 | Rating: | Views: 47
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Amen sister. I've got a few choice CADS and PITAS.
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Posted by TheAlreadyJaded
on 2008-07-23 10:52:27
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I'm not a CAD. I make problems, not whine about them. But I sure am a PITA.
Wooo hooo hooo!
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Posted by The_Joker
on 2008-07-23 15:55:19
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AJ..THANKS FOR THE COMMENT...ARE YOU SURE WE DON'T RUN IN THE SAME CIRCLES? LOL
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Posted by lastblastkl
on 2008-07-23 17:29:20
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JOKER??? ARE YOU NEW HERE? DON'T REMEMBER SEEING YOU BEFORE AND SUPER K NEVER FORGETS A 'FACE'! EVEN ONE LIKE YOURS....BUT THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT..
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Posted by lastblastkl
on 2008-07-23 17:30:51
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I have to remember Cads. Good grief do I know a few of those. It does become draining doesn't it? So many times I fight the urge to tell the person shit or get off the pot.
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Posted by pitapie50
on 2008-07-24 19:52:04
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Great post! Oh man...I live with a CAD! And for the PITAS...I have a sister that is one of those. Honey, just know I support YOU, and you can always lean on me when the world feels like it's crashing in on you. I'll be here!!!
I luv U!
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Posted by keepdreaming
on 2008-07-24 23:13:12
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