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| Hey Waiter, There's supposed to be two tacos! |
On one of Linda's teaching DVD's, the exercise leader is leading some lunges and he explains in a condescending voice that if you do these lunges properly, you will get rid of the annoying part of your upper thighs where they rub together. Oh, and those jeans you bought that are two small will fit again!! It had insult to injury, he says "Then Poof! the Fat is Gone!!." She wants to jump into the DVD right then and there, kick him in the chops and say "OH NO,... "Poof! You Lost Your Two Front Teeth!" She had to watch the video at least 50 times to learn the routine, so the saying is in her head now. Every single time she puts on tight fitting jeans or tights like she did this morning, those words replay in her head. I told her not to worry, the guy does not even know her and besides, her thighs are not fat. It's true that words said without thinking can leave scars on people that they always remember. Sure, you forgive them and the relationship can be mended good as new. But once in awhile when you see the person who insulted or hurt you horribly in a fit of anger, the words flash in your mind. Now the insensitive exercise leader was just making a joke and teasing, so it's different than when the words are directed right at you on a personal level. But Linda is going to really be conscious of what she says to others and the effect it might have on them, even if she is just teasing. She is practicing on us. When Chimmie does something boneheaded, she is not yelling at him or telling him he is one taco short of a combination plate.
