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grinninfooleAbout two hours ago FA's Psychoroomie (A43, as she is known on FA's journal) called me to speak to FA. (FA crashed here last night.) She wanted FA to meet her at the bank in 15 minutes because Psychoroomie (PR) had to pay both her Mastercard bill and the house gas bill, and wanted FA to give her money for it right then, or should wouldn't be able to cover the payment.
She shot a non-stop stream of justifications at me, why FA had to give her this money right then, and how she'd tried to be so reasonable. I, of course, had only had about 3 hours sleep at this point, and while I could see that what she said made no sense, I couldn't quite articulate why. Eventually, I got annoyed and hung up on her. I wish I had been coherent enough to tell her that, as I know from personal experience, if you don't pay this month's bill by the due date, they just add the total to next month's. Getting the money from FA later today or tomorrow will be quite adequate to dealing with the situation.
It was a bizarre and vexing conversation. This woman is trapped in some weird circle of anxiety and self-justification. She can't seem to evaluate what she really needs to worry about, what she should let go, and how to communicate her concerns and negotiate resolutions with others. I have new-found sympathy for FA, CR and Gooselove.
She shot a non-stop stream of justifications at me, why FA had to give her this money right then, and how she'd tried to be so reasonable. I, of course, had only had about 3 hours sleep at this point, and while I could see that what she said made no sense, I couldn't quite articulate why. Eventually, I got annoyed and hung up on her. I wish I had been coherent enough to tell her that, as I know from personal experience, if you don't pay this month's bill by the due date, they just add the total to next month's. Getting the money from FA later today or tomorrow will be quite adequate to dealing with the situation.
It was a bizarre and vexing conversation. This woman is trapped in some weird circle of anxiety and self-justification. She can't seem to evaluate what she really needs to worry about, what she should let go, and how to communicate her concerns and negotiate resolutions with others. I have new-found sympathy for FA, CR and Gooselove.
