Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Better than me?

I hate the one-up syndrome.

You know what I mean.  When you mention something you've done that you're proud of and someone else has to constantly tell you about how they did something similar that was just so much more impressive.

At least, in their eyes it is.

How long does it take before you stop mentioning those things that made you proud?  How much longer before you stop being proud of those things entirely?  Weeks?  Months? Years?

How long does it take before you want to reach out and just slap that person across the face and tell them to shut the hell up and let you enjoy your moment?

Slapping them is probably not such a good idea, what with assault laws and such.  But it is a nice fantasy, isn't it?

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