Angela

Rewind 28 years to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. I was about 2 or 3, and I went to this kind of preschool place. I'm not really sure what type of place it was, but I went there to learn. I can't remember what the classroom looked like, but I remember there was a girl named Angela in my class, and a boy named Collin. Collin was really bad, and always had to sit in the.. OK, I totally just drew a blank, and that's the best part of the story. Let's say it was the bad kid's chair. So, Collin was always in that chair for one reason or another. He was the worst! hee hee. I remember always looking at him in that chair thinking 'I would NEVER want to sit in that chair.'

So, my best friend in this school was Angela. She had blondish, brown hair and she wore it in Shirley Temple curls. She was a tad annoying, but nice enough. We had some good times. One time we were gathering around the teacher to listen to a story, and Angela said 'Hey, Peachy, come sit next to me.' I was like 'Nah..I think I'm going to sit over here with so and so.' She asked me again to sit next to her and I told her the same thing. For some reason, I just didn't want to sit next to her that day. Well, she started crying! The teacher saw that she was crying and asked her what was wrong. Of course, she was totally like 'Peachy doesn't want to sit next to me! waahh waahhh, boo hoo sniff.' The teacher told me that I had to go sit in the bad kid's chair and listen to the story from across the room. I couldn't believe it! The only person who sat in that chair was COLLIN!!!! Knowing me, I probably started crying, but I don't remember. All I know is that I was really mad at Angela for telling on me. That's such a stupid thing to tell on someone for.

I do remember telling my mom that I got in trouble and had to sit in the bad kid's chair because Angela told on me and said that I didn't want to sit next to her. My mom asked why, and I said that I ALWAYS sat next to her, and I just wanted a break (or something to that effect). She told me that I guess I'd either have to explain that to Angela or just sit by her all the time. I don't remember which I chose. I probably forgot about the whole thing the next day (although, apparently not!). hee hee.

The lesson of my post today is that people suck. HA!!HA!! Just kidding. The point is that ever since that day, I've always had this need to appease everyone. If one person wants to do one thing, or another person wants to do something else, I always try to get everyone together. For example-on Tuesdays my coworkers and I usually go to 1/2 price burgers (yes, at 11:30). I chose not to go because I brought my lunch, and I didn't feel like eating a full burger. Well, no one ended up going. I wonder how much of that was because I didn't go? Everyone happened to bring their lunch today when we go to burgers EVERY TUESDAY? Not very likely, but it sure is odd. YB says that it's because I am the glue that holds the group together. I don't like being the glue, and I don't want to be the glue. Is it my fault that I'm nice to everyone at lunch or make people laugh when I say silly stuff? I wonder what lunch would be like without me? Would everyone just sit there and eat? I'll never know the answer, and I don't really want to know. I guess when I'm in heaven, I'll figure it out. I hope Angela learned that day to not be such a spoiled brat and a tattletale. If she learned that, I have done my job.