I recently read a book called Good Grief...it was about a woman who's husband dies and the book is split up into the five stages of grief. It was sad, but written with lots of humor...and it kind of applies to just losing someone in general. The one thing I liked a lot in this book was that the main character and her best friend have this thing that they do every time they go out with a guy and it ends for one reason or another...they write a "good riddance" list...a list composed of all those things you convinced yourself were "cute", but really down deep they annoyed you to no end...so I thought this would be something good for me to do in my whole healing/growing process...this isn't meant to be bashing or mean spirited in any way...it's just the truth...
Good Riddance List
1. It annoyed me that he didn't take good care of his teeth. Not only just the shape of them...but everything...
2. It annoyed me that he sounded like a flock of geese when he blew his nose.
3. It annoyed me that he had to blow his nose every 5 minutes, and he would do it at dinner...at the table...
4. It annoyed me that he chewed with his mouth open and claimed it was because he couldn't breathe if he didn't.
5. It annoyed me that he cried more than I did.
6. It annoyed me that he got excited about things that seemed so "high school"...or just his innocent, naive look on life...or maybe on that one I'm just jaded.
7. It annoyed me that he would pick at his feet while we watched TV.
8. It annoyed me that he would wear the same pair of boxers for 3 days.
9. It annoyed me that he thought drinking was such a sport.
And
10. It annoyed me that he thought he was such a "man".
I DID leave out a couple of things on my previous list, Schwenk, I do want someone who loves my daughter...and I do want a man not a boy...and I do want someone who likes to listen to soft rock, and I do want someone who listens well, and I do want someone who has confidence, but isn't overly confident...my list keeps getting longer, and there are a few things I can compromise on...but not many...
Good Riddance List
1. It annoyed me that he didn't take good care of his teeth. Not only just the shape of them...but everything...
2. It annoyed me that he sounded like a flock of geese when he blew his nose.
3. It annoyed me that he had to blow his nose every 5 minutes, and he would do it at dinner...at the table...
4. It annoyed me that he chewed with his mouth open and claimed it was because he couldn't breathe if he didn't.
5. It annoyed me that he cried more than I did.
6. It annoyed me that he got excited about things that seemed so "high school"...or just his innocent, naive look on life...or maybe on that one I'm just jaded.
7. It annoyed me that he would pick at his feet while we watched TV.
8. It annoyed me that he would wear the same pair of boxers for 3 days.
9. It annoyed me that he thought drinking was such a sport.
And
10. It annoyed me that he thought he was such a "man".
I DID leave out a couple of things on my previous list, Schwenk, I do want someone who loves my daughter...and I do want a man not a boy...and I do want someone who likes to listen to soft rock, and I do want someone who listens well, and I do want someone who has confidence, but isn't overly confident...my list keeps getting longer, and there are a few things I can compromise on...but not many...
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