I've never considered myself high maintenance. My first serious boyfriend said I was but I didn't believe him. My husband said I am but I don't believe him either. I guess in my book, compared to other women, I just don't see it. But, I saw a glimpse of it just now.
We have a cafe on the first floor of our building. Today they had .99 cent breakfast tacos- score! I originally didn't intend to partake. But about 9:30, my stomach got the better of me and I headed down. Fully prepared for them to be wiped out. Well, they had everything except the bacon*. I seriously didn't know what to do. I could see random pieces of bacon and wanted so badly to ask the guy to dig around and give me every little scrap he had, rather than just settling for the sausage. So I stood there staring, not knowing what to do. The guy probably thinks I'm a complete nutcase. Its the same guy that was there the morning I walked in as soon as they opened and they didn't have the food put out yet and I was like 'what!? I'm starving'. Again, I really didn't know what to do. Like its his responsibility to be prepared for me. I mean, he's nice enough about it all but I know what he's thinking because I've been in his position before. Its just food, after all. But its really not. I love to eat. I love to enjoy food. I usually look forward to eating. There's nothing better than having a craving and then fulfilling it**.
Anyway, a gaggle of women I don't know came in right behind me and I succombed to the pressure and said 'I guess just give me sausage'. Like it was the worst thing ever. You know what? I barely ate half the taco. It just wasn't good. And there's almost nothing worse than having a craving and not fulfilling it**.
Whats my point? Fulfill your cravings, people! Especially you pregnant people!
Am I high maintenance? I still choose to deny it.
*I love bacon. I don't mean I like it or I enjoy it when its served to me. I LOVE bacon. When we are at home on a weekend eating breakfast and I serve bacon my husband is fully aware of the likelihood of pulling back a stump were he to attempt to steal any of my bacon.
**obviously there are better/worse things in life but it doesn't seem like it when you're in the moment, does it?
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Just had a conversation last week about whether I was high, medium or low maintenance. Do you think there's a difference between being needy, demanding and/or high maintenance? Or do you think they are the same thing?
I think they are different. High maintenance to me screams that you don't need it, you just want it. 'Needy' seems more a psychological thing to me.
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