Memo to Women

[originally posted to my Facebook Notes 3-26-2009]
[Please note: This has nothing to do w/ music or Jesus or anything. Just rambling about something that bothered me that day]

Dear Ladies,

First of all, I love you. I think women are awesome and full of gifts and talents that are unique to females. I'm proud to be a woman and enjoy being one (with the exception of a couple days out of each month…lol). Know that everything that is to follow is from a place of love and protection of other women.

Women…..

I implore you - Stop creating awkward situations for other women. I know you're trying to be helpful, but I think the clinical term is actually "meddling."

Last night, 2 phenomenal women were talking to my boyfriend and asked him a question about his feelings toward a topic. Apparently, his answer wasn't to their liking and they thought I should know. [They didn't know I already knew his opinion.] MISTAKE. If you know my bf, you know that telling on him to me is not a good idea (esp. right in front of him) and he got a little "excited". THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR CREATING A POTENTIALLY AWKWARD SITUATION FOR ME THERE. Because I was thrown off by the whole situation, I didn't have the wherewithall to come up w/ a witty retort to extinguish the charged atmosphere. PLUS, the topic was one that I'm not settled about. They were trying to figure out if me and Boo are on the same page and I don't even know what page I'm on. I had nothing intelligent to say. One can only imagine the stammering and talking in circles that I did for a good 5 minutes before the subject was changed. And what were they going to do if my opinion was the complete opposite of his? Offer counseling?

Thankfully, Muffin Biscuit and I don't let other people stir up trouble in our relationship, so we're cool and we feel no tension at all. But it could have been worse.

Ladies Worldwide - I love you dearly and I know you only want to help. But sometimes helping means staying out of it. By getting involved WE could become the butterfly flapping its wings that causes a tidal wave in Asia.

Sincerely,
Trying to Avoid Awkward