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Sunday, May 23, 2010

What IS it with Discrimination????

artwork 094 As the world “evolves” and as we evolve with our societal upbringing, how is it that discrimination has not yet been wiped clean from the planet? 
I work in a field which requires a lot of physical labor as well as wiring trailers and installing wiring for hitches.  Yesterday these two young guys came into the building and wanted to rent a piece of our equipment to tow a vehicle.  The other customer service representative I was working with helped them initially but then asked me if I would go out and hook up the equipment as soon as they attached a ground wire to their truck.
Now the demeanor of these men seemed quite nice as I listened to them converse with the assistant manager who was helping them in the store.  As soon as I went outside and greeted them with a “Hello, how are you today?,” the nastier of the two stood up and said, rather curtly, “I need something to put this in with,” and he handed me a self-tapping screw.  I work with self-tapping screws all the time and they have a hexagon shape to the head and in the middle a place for a Phillips screwdriver.  It can be inserted with either a hex bit or a screwdriver.  Anyway, I handed him a drill with a Phillips bit in it and ten seconds later he is asking the assistant manager for a hex bit.  I went over and asked if he needed something else and he said, again very curtly, “You gave me this bit.  It’s not the right one.  This is a hex.”  To which I replied, “Yes but these screws can be inserted with a Phillips bit as well and it is how we do it.”  He replied, “Well that’s dumb it’s a hex bit and it needs to be put in with only a hex bit.”  I then bent down to pick up the bit that he threw on the floor (trying to keep the steam from escaping my ears) and as I was bending he yelled, “HEY, I’M NOT DONE WITH THAT!”  I said, “I thought you said you didn’t want the  Phillips bit?”  “OH, I thought you were taking the drill.”
I walked back inside the building and informed the assistant manager that he would have to deal with them.  I was getting to the point that I was going to go off on them and that is not a good thing in the retail biz.  The assistant manager, a man, said that they were really friendly and courteous with him, but that some men just don’t think women know how to do a “man’s” job or that they should even be working in a “man’s” field.
Well, to all of you men out there who feel that way, I have this to say to you:  GET OVER YOURSELVES!

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

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The greatest achievement in my life is that of my son.  Not the fact that I raised him alone, but more the fact that he turned our to be such an awesome person (not that I’m partial or anything).  He is caring, sharing, loving and intelligent (not to mention handsome). 

To all of you mother’s (or single dads) out there, take pride in the fruits of your labor and HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!!!

Adult Onset A.D.D.

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I never would have guessed that I would ever find myself facing such a thing as A.D.D. in my adult life, never having had it as a child, however it seems that is the case as I have recently discovered. 

I wonder what it is about labels and our need to apply them to everything these days?  Most likely A.D.D. has been around for years and years but someone decided it needed a label and thought one up.  This disorder is mostly associated with children, however there are those few adults who acquire the disorder during the latter part of their life.  I was just diagnosed as being “borderline” A.D.D., which by my standards, has always has always presented itself as a nervous contiion.

Of course when “diagnosed” or “labeled” with anything new, I immediately get online and research all there is to know about the recent affliction.  A.D.D., or Attention Deficit Disorder as I understand its definition, means that I am not able to pay attention to one task at a time and see it through to its completion; that I am easily sidetracked and that my thoughts are all over the place.  I have to admit, this is true, moreso now, than ever in the past, and while it can be hard to deal with at times, most of the time it just feels normal to me.  I do manage to get things done, maybe not all at once, but I do come back to them and get them finished.

If you ever feel like your life is spinning out of control in some direction and your thoughts are all jumbled and disorganized, research the possibility of A.D.D.  Even though it is just a label, I find I feel better knowing that there are exercises I can do to improve my brain function and ways to keep myself calm without the use of western medicine.