I have no problem admitting to my faults, but the one thing I am good at is trying to compensate for them. I may not be able to fix every character flaw, but I do my absolute best at damage control.
For example, I am known for oversleeping so on important morning I set three alarms. I have a weakness for late-night snack cravings, so I don’t keep junk food in the house. And, as my friends and anyone who has ever dated me knows, I am an avid drunk texter. I’m still working on a perfect solution to this one, but I’ve tried a few ideas in the past.
On Saturday, I turned to a friend for help. It’s a time honored tradition to have a sponsor for alcoholics when they feel they need a drink, or for friends dealing with a recent break-up when they want to go crawling back to a bad relationship. All I asked is that anytime I felt like texting a guy that I would regret the next day that I send one to her instead.
It actually worked! The poor girl had to deal with hearing variations “I’m trying NOT to be dumb so I’m telling you I love you instead” about five times throughout the night, but she talked me down of the ledge every time. It may not be a perfect solution, but I can handle showing my weaknesses to girlfriends who already accept me unconditionally until I find a guy who does the same.
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6 Comments
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Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 1:33 am | Permalink
ha ha ha ha…drink texting sounds HILARIOUS. I wouldn’t mind a drunk text from you!
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 2:29 pm | Permalink
I hear ya about the drunken texting! But I always find a way to do it. I have even went into my deleted messages that were stored in the phone and re-saved the phone number I was trying to text. Ah, the regrets. Good luck!
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 2:36 pm | Permalink
Were these drunk texts directed toward Boy Toy?! Hrmmm?
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 4:08 pm | Permalink
20-Something: You’re damn right! Which is why I was twice as adamant about NOT sending them! I don’t really wish him unhappiness, and didn’t want to disrespect his new girl, no matter how much I dislike the idea of her, because she’s done nothing wrong.
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 11:31 pm | Permalink
uh, yeah, done the same thing but with actual phone calls. worked like a charm!
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 11:45 pm | Permalink
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