Resisting temptation

NS October 23rd, 2007

My mother-in-law had Noble Child over at her house today so I could get some things done — more painting (nearly there!), shopping for the party, laundry and just chilling out. I did my household stuff, had a late lunch and then went shopping for various party items. I had an hour and a half left after all of that was finished so I bought a paper and headed to Costa for a cinnamon latte, a brownie and the sweet bliss of silence.

After I had paid and was gathering my things from the counter, the guy behind me, who had obviously just been either jogging or working out in a gym, gave me a strange look and nodded towards my brownie. I glanced down, afraid it had a hair on it or was slipping off of my plate, but it seemed perfectly normal to me. I gave him a questioning look and he just raised his eyebrow and smirked. Then he said something that, had I not been in a fairly good mood, I might have throttled him for. He actually dared to say “There’s a lot of calories in those things, you know.”

What. the. fuck, dude?! He did NOT just say that. Mmm mm. No he didn’t!

Oh, but he did. Freakin’ crazy gym-loving, chai-latte-ordering, sanctimonious bastard. Who the hell is he to a) inform me of something I ALREADY KNOW and b) trying to make me feel guilty or himself smug about it? I thought, for one split second, about saying something really nasty and in a loud voice to try to humiliate him but part of my new anger management thing is to try to let things roll off my back and not get all steamed up. So I just smiled sweetly and said “I know, that’s why they’re so good,” and walked away.

Anger: 0, Noble Savage: 1

I just hope I don’t run into him in a dark alley on the day I decide to relapse.

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13 Responses to “Resisting temptation”

  1. # Stress Management » Resisting temptationon 23 Oct 2007 at 9:43 pm

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  2. # jenon 23 Oct 2007 at 10:06 pm

    whoa. the nerve of some people!!

    to comment on the dietary habits of a (perfectly average sized) person he doesn’t even KNOW??!!

    i’d of decked him, with pleasure.

  3. # amandaon 23 Oct 2007 at 10:56 pm

    wow. just wow. on so many levels.

    You are clearly a better person than I.

    As a fellow angry outburster (who has not adopted the anger management stance), I must know, did it feel better to take the nicer road?

  4. # andreaon 23 Oct 2007 at 10:58 pm

    i wouldn’t have been able to do the whole “kill em with kindness” thing. I think i would have shoved the brownie in his face and then insisted that he buy me two more – one for each of my thighs. ugh.

  5. # Kelly Oon 23 Oct 2007 at 11:17 pm

    The hell?! Who says bull$h!t that?

  6. # Ceeon 23 Oct 2007 at 11:36 pm

    I can’t believe you managed to restrain yourself. I would have felt like forcibly mashing the brownie into his face. Noooo! Calories!!!!

  7. # Strawberryon 24 Oct 2007 at 1:24 am

    What. a. prick! *rolls eyes*

  8. # NSon 24 Oct 2007 at 7:56 am

    Amanda, it *did* feel kinda nice to take the high road. Not better necessarily (because, let’s face it, it’s fun to come up with smartass comebacks), but different. Change is good! It’s nice to know that I can declare war or keep the peace, whichever I feel like doing.

    Andrea, I will buy a brownie for each of your thighs. Would your ass like one as well? Mine sure does!

  9. # NSon 24 Oct 2007 at 7:58 am

    Did anyone else notice my first comment on this post? I have made it into a Stress Management website. That’s got to be considered progress. ;)

  10. # Lisaon 24 Oct 2007 at 8:31 am

    Okay, first off, hi. I have been trying to open your blog for well over a week but my third world connection would NOT let me!@#$%^ And I feel like it’s such an accomplishment actually getting through that I just had to share it right away. Ha.

    You are far too gracious. I would have smashed that brownie in his face. It’s not very original, but oh, think how satisfying.

  11. # Aprilon 24 Oct 2007 at 8:18 pm

    You have got to be kidding!
    Maybe it was his some sort of deranged idea of a pick up line.

  12. # Babychaoson 26 Oct 2007 at 2:50 pm

    Blimey! What a tosser! I think you were brave to eschew physical violence especially as I can imagine few people more deserving of a brownie crushed into their face than this retard… on the other hand, sarcasm is so much better.

    I would have been horribly tempted to say something along the lines of “I’m so sorry, you appear to be confusing me with somebody who gives a shit what you think.” although a brusque “And your point is… do elucidate…” is probably what would pop out first. Then there’s the apology for mistakenly thinking that what you eat is nothing to do with him… that’s a nice slant.

    Well, I hope you get to kick him in the knackers another time!

    Cheers

    BC

  13. # staranelaon 27 Oct 2007 at 11:23 pm

    Wow. What makes people think they (a) have a right to say stuff like to total strangers (or even non-strangers for that matter), and (b) that any stranger would care what they think? And even if you weighed ten times more, it still wouldn’t have been any of his business. Glad you didn’t throw the brownie at him, though, why waste perfectly good baked goods on the likes of him.