LilacRose v1.0: All Talk

All Talk

I want to vent about something. This is "real life" stuff, so it has nothing to do with anything that's happened in the blogging world.

I really hate it when people harangue you about how you handled a situation without offering any real, practical, hands-on help. You handled the situation the best you knew how with no help. Then someone comes along (someone who never lifted a finger to help you with the situation) and says, "You shoulda done this, you oughta do that...that's never gonna work!" However, the yapping know-it-all offers no real help. The person in question is really good at running his mouth, but it never seems to occur to him to say, "Here, let me help you." And you know better than to ask, because you know what the response would be. There would be some lame excuse as to why this person can't help you.

My point -- if all you can do to "help" me is run your big mouth, without getting up off your butt and giving me some real help, then just SHUT UP!

Posted by Susan B. at 9:45 AM to Rants & Ruminations

Comments

Roy Jacobsen

I understand your point, but what you should have said was . . .

OK, just kidding! Please stop hitting me now!

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 10:53 AM

robin

Are you okay?

I know I've been on edge since Ivan, and I didn't catch near the trauma you did.

Take care of yourself.

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 1:17 PM

susan b.

Roy,

Okay, I won't hit you...I still have a few remnants of my sense of humor left. ;-)

Robin,

Am I that obvious? I'll admit, I haven't been myself since Ivan. Thank you...you take care as well. :-)

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 2:15 PM

alicia

gotta love those know it alls. pray for them and stay out of their way.
a couple of killer catch-phrases - "Hindsight is always 20-20"
"Here's your task list - check back with me when you've finished it" (if you can do that).
Hang in there kiddo. We're praying for you.

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 2:19 PM

Thank you, Alicia. I really appreciate it. :-)

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 2:23 PM

Dave

Hey! Stop talking about John Kerry!!

;-)

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 10:43 PM

Dave,

LOL! After watching the debate tonight, my description of the know-it-all does sound for the world like Kerry! :-D

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 10:49 PM

Patty

Sorry you have to deal with people like that. It just makes it hard, especially when you're trying to be kind, but they just insist on jumping up and down on your last nerve.

Posted on September 30, 2004 at 11:34 PM

Patty,

I guess I should be used to those kinds of people by now, but it seems they always pull this crap when I am least able to deal with it.

Posted on October 1, 2004 at 9:07 AM