WHAT IS IT WITH SOME PEOPLE..? I'm just leaving the house nary an hour ago on my way here when I'm confronted by the new people downstairs. The new resident is a white girl: very young, quite depressed looking. She doesn't look heavily into drugs and appears to have her sanity (two big pluses against most of the inhabitants of this standard of accommodation..(!!) but I get the feeling she comes from a miserable and highly disturbed background (that is, that she was probably in "care", is an "orphan" or has been otherwise abused. It's unusual for such a young person to end up in "emergency accommodation" unless they're here directly from a foster home type situation...... Earlier on I had returned home exhausted, wet, tired, ill, hungry and all-round not feeling very good, only to glimpse her at the end of my road. "Oh no," I thought, as I was not feeling up for conversation of any kind... thankfully she promptly disappeared into her room, leaving the front door open for me. I ran inside and banged it shut behind me thinking at least she's considerate enough to leave the door open for me ~ how atypical of the younger generation.
A couple of minutes later a tapping at my door that I did not answer. I was irritatedly pinpricking something at my foot in the bathroom. Something to take the nastiness of the day away. And was seriously not up for discussions of any type. Especially "are you my new housemate" type cooings as I (rather magnanimously, as it turns out) ASSUMED this might be...
On leaving I'm confronted by her, her tiny female friend, also about 17-18-ish and short and a great fat black bloke. I said "alright?" to them, as they had been banging about as if locked out. I don't know what their problem was.
Black guy promptly squares up to me saying "we all keep ourselves to ourselves in this house, right? Well what's this slamming doors in her face?" and he indicates New Girl.
I was utterly flummoxed, I have to admit. I did not understand what on earth he was going on about.
Turns out he was accusing me of having "slammed the door in her face".
Only afterwards did the overwhelming ridiculousness of the situation really hit me: that she's a grown woman and why on earth should she need this amateur-would-be-bouncer-type "threatening" me..?
I said what? Did was someone outside? I didn't realize. I'm sorry. Nothing intended.
Then he blahblahblahed like well it's OK then let's drop it. So I spoke directly to her: "did I slam the door in your face? I'm so sorry!"
She quite aggresively countered: "just forget it, OK!"
Point being, NOBODY was outside, door slammed in NOBODY's face. That's called trying to stir up doggy-do's where there is none!
Well I have the measure of THEM. But if they think they're even edging towards the league of my old house they're sadly mistaken (very 17-year old attitudes). I had a neckful of crap at my old house and I aint' taking no more off THESE type of pretenders..!!
PS Especially for ME {thanks Bimbimbie!} Red and Rainbow Queenslander garden parrots!!
VIDEO:
THE HOOBS
"Hubba Hubba steals the show"..!
This is the former "favourite children's TV prog" I used to go on about well over a year ago...
... (little else to say about it now..!!)
Thats a bit unreasonable, some people just go looking for trouble and I don't understand why . . .shame you can't pick your neighbours . .
ReplyDeleteWell, it seems the adolescent “house mate” likes to play damsel in distress and whine to the would-be dragon slayers. And you got to be the dragon!
ReplyDeleteShit! I mean, I’m glad you didn’t accept the shit and I believe you did the absolute best thing in confronting the would-be damsel directly rather than messing with her rescuer!
Great job! I applaud your handling of the situation.
Hhehee Nick has said it all! You handled it well Gledwood, best avoid the trio from now on.
ReplyDeleteBEWARE: do not bounce along gathering bluebirds. They will bite!
What a twat man. Someone's going to be ignored for a while I think.
ReplyDeleteGood evening Gledwood!
ReplyDeleteSometimes Saintly Nick makes some very valid points.
Your house-mate may just be attention-seeking!
Girls can be very sensitive :o) You were consciously avoiding your house-mate, but she left the door open for you. That was an indication that she was aware of you, and made a friendly gesture. You then "banged the door"? She may have seen this as an aggressive response, and been disappointed! Maybe she was expecting
a shout, "Thanks for leaving the door for me!"?
Does she fancy you?! (She effectively got close and spoke to you, and got you to speak to her (!) without incurring the wrath of her big fat "bodyguard"!)
The man may have been attempting to sus you out and establish "Pecking order".
You skilfully defused a potentially explosive situation by employing a biblical technique, (ie "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.")
PS Intrigued to know who I am ? - why? I'm also intrigued to know if it would make any difference to your response if I was a rock star, a waitress, or the heir apparent? ;->
In time you will know me.::::::::::
Hi Gleds, I'm in agreement with Nick, you did the right thing speaking directly to the girl. Hopefully she's a quick learner and won't try that one with you again.
ReplyDelete... would you believe the great seed trail brought two King Parrots around for breakfast just one day after my telling you I hadn't seen them for weeks. They must have heard your request ;)
Some folk can cause trouble in an empty house! I hope this wasn't a taste of things to come for you Gleds.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, honestly, writing it out and getting it out. Can't change what others do.. only how you react to what others do. How you react will determine how the situation will evolve...
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you at all until a few days ago, and now I find myself thinking of you several times during my day and wishing you all the best... you will change lives.
Kayce
What stupidity. It's probably just mental illness of some sort, but still nothing you should be putting up with, you've got enough worries of your own.
ReplyDeleteHow very annoying, but it sounds like you handled it very well. I wonder why people do things like that? It seems a waste of energy to me.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear, Gleds .. there's just no fathoming some people! You take care.
ReplyDeleteWow. "Overwhelmingly ridiculous" is right.
ReplyDeleteYes just avoid them if at all possible. I hate smart-ass whippersnappers!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone: I'm replying to these points in my today's post ;->...
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