What I would really like to say to them because they keep repeating the same old shit

T.H. Oughts

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What I would really like to say to them because they keep repeating the same old shit:

I’m having one of those days where I just wanna be someone else. Why?

Saturday I went to buy food for the family.. I get stopped in the market. A woman says to me, "I love the articles you write for XYZ magazine, I bet you have a lovely house. I never expected to see you wearing a sweatshirt and jeans"….. I wanna yell at her. "I write articles about other peoples homes, not mine. It’s Saturday honey.. what do you want, business suit and pearls !!"

I get an email saying, "I wish I could juggle a career and family like you do, you seem to have life sorted"… I wanna yell at her. "You didn’t hear me yell at the kids yesterday when they spilt drinks on the carpet for the third time and I bet you get to take two days off in a row and never have to think about work!!!!"

Then there was the woman at the bookshop who ignored the customer standing in front of me and went to serve me first saying to the other person, "You don’t mind if I serve Mrs XYZ first, she is one of our special customers." I wanna yell at the shop assistant, "Look honey I pee sitting down just like you." But I don’t, I just say, "No this lady was here first, serve her." I get embarrassed when that happens.

I get tired of people who buy my books and view my art work and say.. "Oh you are so talented." I wanna yell…""You put fucking years into research and development and you too could put out some great stuff… You think I woke up one morning and it just happened, you know I can spell for shit ! "

A lady rings me from the USA a few months ago, she says that she has all my books and could she send them to me to autograph them for her. Just joking I said sure, that with cost you $50.00 for the autograph, plus extra for the postage back to her. The silly thing agreed and started to give me her credit card number, lol. I told her I was only joking about charging for my name scrawled on paper. She said she did not mind as it was worth it… who the fuck does lady think I am… I did not part any sea or walk on it !!!!!!

I know these people and all the others that stop me in the street, email me, write me letters are nice people, but they have me somewhere that feels like the walls are caving in sometimes. I try to be the person who is down to earth and approachable to all, but why do people stare when I go shopping, why do they ask the waiter what I’m drinking when I’m sitting at the next table from them. Why the hell do they want a photo of me standing next to them?

Sorry if I sound unappreciative of what I have as some people dream of it. But I seem to have built this wonderful monster that some days chokes me. I did not ask for any of the nice things people write or say about me.. I just have a passion for writing and art and I want to spend my time doing it. Just because I put it out there does not mean I expect to be… I don’t know what I expect…… just maybe to be able to relax bit more.

So why have I written all this. Because here I can be me, I don’t have to be what people expect of me. Look.. I can say the word Fuck four times *Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck* and you guys don’t really give a damn. I can tell you that yes I’m a married woman, but I long to lick pussy also and you guys don’t give a damn………

*she sits back in her chair and thinks," well I don’t know what writing that accomplished, but it felt good getting it out.*

Thanks for reading and letting me rant…. So what’s in your life you can’t express because people would think you ungrateful or not what society expects of you.
 
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T.H. Oughts said:
*she sits back in her chair and thinks," well I don’t know what writing that accomplished, but it felt good getting it out.*


Well, one thing you accomplished was letting us know how unappreciative you are. People truly admire you and look up to you, yet you feel like yelling at them. You chose your job, now deal with the consequences of what you do, instead of acting like a big baby about it.

You also let us know how popular and famous you are, which is what I think your ulterior motive was.
 
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Bitch n Moan said:

You also let us know how popular and famous you are, which is what I think your ulterior motive was.
You don't really get it do you.......
 
Why is there always that one person who just feels the need to be mean? I hate those people.
 
Mellon Collie said:
Why is there always that one person who just feels the need to be mean? I hate those people.

They are part of what makes the world go round and help us be better people because of it :)
 
Long ago I stopped "eating with the audience". I'd have a gig at a college or a private party or a nightclub or someting, and I'd always get asked to sit with a table or let some group buy me a beer. Nice. I liked that. The problem was, as nice and appreciative as the people were, what they really were expecting is that you'd continue performing -- or at least continue to be the person they fell in love with under the lights. It's wearing, and you never feel like you deserve it.

So I stopped eating with the audience. I took the applause, and that was enough for me. And, honestly, the audience ended up not having any illusions shattered. (I slurp my soup.)
 
I agree with the troll. If you can't deal with it, stop writing, move to a different city, do something else. Until then stop complaining.
 
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Bitch n Moan said:


Well, one thing you accomplished was letting us know how unappreciative you are. People truly admire you and look up to you, yet you feel like yelling at them. You chose your job, now deal with the consequences of what you do, instead of acting like a big baby about it.

You also let us know how popular and famous you are, which is what I think your ulterior motive was.

Bullshit!

Good on ya T.H. *Standing and applauding.* You gain major points on my credibility scale. :cool:
 
Originally posted by T.H. Oughts I don’t know what writing that accomplished, but it felt good getting it out.*

*applauding* That was wonderful! Can I have your autograph? LOL

Seriously T.H. , I haven't put much R&D into writing at all. Frankly, I just discovered it as an outlet for expresson of the tangled mass of feelings and ideas that stampede through my life each day. I do 'feel good getting it out', though. Writing has become a therapeutic purge for me. I'm able to sift the shit until it makes a little more sense. I'm not sure that I would want it to be anything more than therapy, though.
If my friends knew the erotic and sometimes insanely disjointed thoughts that I have, they'd probably commit me to an institution. LOL But I'm guessing that most of us here feel that same way. It's refreshing to hear someone normalize the abnormalities. It's liberating.
 
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{QUOTE BY T.H.Oughts}"Then there was the woman at the bookshop who ignored the customer standing in front of me and went to serve me first saying to the other person, "You don’t mind if I serve Mrs XYZ first, she is one of our special customers." I wanna yell at the shop assistant, "Look honey I pee sitting down just like you." But I don’t, I just say, "No this lady was here first, serve her." I get embarrassed when that happens.



Thanks for reading and letting me rant…. So what’s in your life you can’t express because people would think you ungrateful or not what society expects of you. [/B][/QUOTE]

LMAO *sorry* It was the "look honey I pee sitting down" thought that got to me, I can't help it I'm a visual person! :D

Seriously though New Zealand is a damn small place. I myself have seen well known people at the supermarket and seen other people ogling, whisperig and approaching them. My honest reaction? "Wow i have just seen Blair Strang." (Shortland street New Zealand program)
I would never approach the person ( oh ok if it was Elvis I would)
as I think to myself, this person is famous or well known but would I like it if wherever I went people rushed up to me? Uhuh. *Shaking head* Unless it was an organised publicity event. No way.
Imagine being famous, shopping at your local supermarket and reaching for the tampons? *Blush* Just as an avid admirer wanders up and asks for your autograph. *Shudder*

I don't think you are moaning but expressing yourself as we all have done here. *hug*
 
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T.H. Oughts said:
Sorry if I sound unappreciative of what I have as some people dream of it. But I seem to have built this wonderful monster that some days chokes me. I did not ask for any of the nice things people write or say about me.. I just have a passion for writing and art and I want to spend my time doing it. Just because I put it out there does not mean I expect to be… I don’t know what I expect…… just maybe to be able to relax bit more.

Using this post as a forward to your next.. whatever you do.. should help with that problem.

Personally I can't stand it when people help me.. offers to help are nice. Unsolicitated help makes me feel obligated not appreciative.
 
We have famous people here? :confused:

I don't think you are being unappreciative. We all have bad days. This just happens to be your day...go ahead and bitch and moan! But only if you tell me who you are so I can tell all my friends that I know someone famous! ;)


Wait! DCL is famous too?

Am I the only one who doesn't know this? :(
 
erosman said:
Originally posted by T.H. Oughts Writing has become a therapeutic purge for me. I'm able to sift the shit until it makes a little more sense. I'm not sure that I would want it to be anything more than therapy, though.

That's how it started for me.. I just love writing and doing art. Then one day someone said you have great designs and you teach it so well, write a book about it..... pass on the knowledge .. so that's what I did... I did not ask to be put on some pedestal by society. I do not consider myself famous, that is in someone elses eyes. With my writing I just try and help other people create what I have created......

The pressure of it all just burns from time to time......
 
lavender said:


Every career has its drawbacks. You are one of the lucky ones, your career follows your passion. Next time someone stares at you in awe, remember that they might be flipping burgers or pumping gas instead of being in a career that they love. Maybe that will temper your desires to tell them off.

TODAY I am so tempted just to shut the studio door and walk away from the business side of it and just going back to the hobby side of things.

I don't really want to tell them off to their face, its kind of like that movie that Carrie did with all those cameras hidden and everyone watching....... there is a pressure there.

Maybe I should not have posted about my feelings today... perhaps only venting about your kids and your limited sex or over sexed sex life is aloud?
 
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kiwiwolf said:

Good on ya T.H. *Standing and applauding.* You gain major points on my credibility scale. :cool:
Thanks Wolf, are there any full kegs left in the beer tent? :)
 
estevie said:
But only if you tell me who you are so I can tell all my friends that I know someone famous! ;)
It would not be worth telling them... I burp and fart just like the rest of the world, lol
 
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T.H. Oughts said:

Thanks Wolf, are there any full kegs left in the beer tent? :)

I'll always have enough beer for you and hubby in my tent... drag Debbie and Juspar along and we'll sing Ten Guitars... hehehehe...:D
 
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kiwiwolf said:


I'll always have enough beer for you and hubby in my tent... drag Debbie and Juspar along and we'll sing Ten Guitars... hehehehe...:D



And Angelus and Draco. But I wanna sing 100 empty beer bottles on the fence how many more can I drink before I fall:D
 
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kiwiwolf said:


I'll always have enough beer for you and hubby in my tent... drag Debbie and Juspar along and we'll sing Ten Guitars... hehehehe...:D

Yep, I'm sure I can find some crayfish and kina somewhere for the pot. All of us kicking back and enjoying some tunes sounds real good right now :)

"I have a band of......."
 
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debbiexxx said:

And Angelus and Draco. But I wanna sing 100 empty beer bottles on the fence how many more can I drink before I fall:D

I'll bring the 22 and we can shoot the cans and bottles of the fence before we get too pissed :D Or maybe Kiwiwolf has a automatic hidden away somewhere, lol

T.H. needs Oughts like this today :)
 
lavender said:


I mean no disrespect here, but you're acting like a temperamental artist. ;)

Your cool :) Tempremental is not part of my makeup. I consider mysef a strong person 99% of the time... I'm just having a 'can't take the pressure' day. No matter what job we have, I'm sure we all have days like that.

Because of everyones feed back I'm starting to mellow out right now... pass me another beer Debs. Hey wolf, I told you the other day, if you are going to bring Jake, put him on a chain, lol


*lol, is a good sign right now :)*
 
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