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She picked up soup for the girls. Lots of soup. Lots and lots of soup. I am 87% certain that she did this specifically because I said I was running into the city tomorrow to do just that errand.
Not that I actually care who picks up soup or whatever for the girls. Seriously, that's a low-level issue. But it's just so typical of her that if I say I'm going to do something, she runs ahead and does it. She used to edit my essays for me if I asked her to type them up. Without asking, and - once I caught on - against my requests to please, please, leave them alone. Not just proofreading stuff, but doing rewrites. I'm sure she thought she was being helpful, but... yeah, not so much. And now, I'm sure she thinks she's being helpful again, but I can't help thinking that it's really about being the hero, the one who is feeding the girls in their hour of need. Which is ridiculous, because it's just soup and really nobody thinks it's that big a deal.
It just bugs me. If she'd asked, I'd've been like "yeah, whatever". Or if she'd done this before I mentioned it, same deal. Or if she'd bought a couple of cans while she was out, this is all normal behavior. But I say I'm going out to get some soup and pudding and whatnot for the girls, and she restocks the pantry for me! She got Vienna sausages, guys, and I'm not even sure the girls will eat those. (I point this out, and she goes "Well, I checked with you!" No, she asked about Chef Boyardee, and I carefully said that a single can wasn't going to do much harm, because that answer was better than arguing. She didn't ask about anything else. I should've known she wasn't going to stop at a single can of ravioli.)
And it's not even the soup! It's just so typical of her. Of course, this never happens when it's something I really would like to get done. If I say I'm going to be doing a lot of laundry, she never steps in and does that for me, and I think she knows I hate doing the laundry. Usually she says "Oh, no, you can't, I have a load to put in!", except she never seems to have a load to put in unless she sees me heading towards the washer. (Well, she will put things into the dryer if I ask, but I have to ask. Which is fine, but why is she willing to spontaneously lug 40 cans of soup home from the city but not to surprise me with folded clothes?) And she certainly doesn't astonish me by taking out her own garbage. But soup, that she can get, totally unsolicited.
Ugh, I'm not even sure if this is a ridiculous and petty complaint or if I'm actually onto something here. (That's not a request for input, unless that input is unusually insightful.) Maybe some depressing world news about wars and global warming and shit will help me get some perspective (and if that isn't a tidy segue, I don't know what is!)
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Not that I actually care who picks up soup or whatever for the girls. Seriously, that's a low-level issue. But it's just so typical of her that if I say I'm going to do something, she runs ahead and does it. She used to edit my essays for me if I asked her to type them up. Without asking, and - once I caught on - against my requests to please, please, leave them alone. Not just proofreading stuff, but doing rewrites. I'm sure she thought she was being helpful, but... yeah, not so much. And now, I'm sure she thinks she's being helpful again, but I can't help thinking that it's really about being the hero, the one who is feeding the girls in their hour of need. Which is ridiculous, because it's just soup and really nobody thinks it's that big a deal.
It just bugs me. If she'd asked, I'd've been like "yeah, whatever". Or if she'd done this before I mentioned it, same deal. Or if she'd bought a couple of cans while she was out, this is all normal behavior. But I say I'm going out to get some soup and pudding and whatnot for the girls, and she restocks the pantry for me! She got Vienna sausages, guys, and I'm not even sure the girls will eat those. (I point this out, and she goes "Well, I checked with you!" No, she asked about Chef Boyardee, and I carefully said that a single can wasn't going to do much harm, because that answer was better than arguing. She didn't ask about anything else. I should've known she wasn't going to stop at a single can of ravioli.)
And it's not even the soup! It's just so typical of her. Of course, this never happens when it's something I really would like to get done. If I say I'm going to be doing a lot of laundry, she never steps in and does that for me, and I think she knows I hate doing the laundry. Usually she says "Oh, no, you can't, I have a load to put in!", except she never seems to have a load to put in unless she sees me heading towards the washer. (Well, she will put things into the dryer if I ask, but I have to ask. Which is fine, but why is she willing to spontaneously lug 40 cans of soup home from the city but not to surprise me with folded clothes?) And she certainly doesn't astonish me by taking out her own garbage. But soup, that she can get, totally unsolicited.
Ugh, I'm not even sure if this is a ridiculous and petty complaint or if I'm actually onto something here. (That's not a request for input, unless that input is unusually insightful.) Maybe some depressing world news about wars and global warming and shit will help me get some perspective (and if that isn't a tidy segue, I don't know what is!)
There’s growing evidence that global warming is driving crazy winters
Biden denounces Russia, but says Ukraine must do more to clean up its governance
A Yeshiva Graduate Fights for Secular Studies in Hasidic Education
ISIS making inroads in Libya, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
The 'Caliphate's' Colonies: Islamic State's Gradual Expansion into North Africa
Madagascar plague outbreak kills 40, says WHO
Are farm crops key players in changes to seasonal carbon cycle?
Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab 'wants religious war'
FBI arrests two would-be Ferguson bomb suspects: law enforcement source
A close look at a common North American songbird, the white-throated sparrow, reveals that it may be evolving a second pair of sex chromosomes (older article)
New York City Police Officer Shoots And Kills Unarmed Black Man For Using Stairs In Building
Faith groups divided over God’s role in climate change, natural disasters
A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA
Republicans Said China Wouldn't Follow Through on its Climate Pledges. Looks Like They Were Wrong.
Before Snowden, a debate inside NSA
