May 21 2007
So typical
One of the bosses just returned from a business trip today and saw me for the first time since my surgery.
He remarked, “hey, Donna, you lost just the right amount of weight.”
“Thanks,” I replied. “Nice side effect, huh?”
What I should have said: “So, what you’re saying is that I was FAT before?”
Why can’t I ever think of these smart comebacks right away? Instead, it occurs to me hours later. Like now, right before bed. Doh!
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
I once congratulated my step-mom who I thought was pregnant again. I learned a very painful lesson that day.
Save it for later. Also, come up with a few more so you have some options. It’s what I do, there’s always plenty of situations that it comes in useful.
Nah, don’t. You’re a nice person. Stay that way. It’s why you think of a good comeback hours later.
Lloyd: Cardinal Rule - Never ask a woman if she’s pregnant unless you’re sure she is.
That’s sure to get you in trouble!
Daniel: You’re right. Even if I thought of a good comeback at the right time, I wouldn’t have it within me to actually say it out loud. Boo.
Sometimes I have prethought comebacks which are more likely to earn me a beating than anything else
My friend Richelle, who weighs 107 pounds soaking wet, asks me, “Does this picture make me look fat?”
The appropriate comeback is, “No. But your butt, that makes you look fat.”
Bad ideas abound.
your title says it all …hmmm why have only guys have responded to your entry so far??! so girls: lets give donna some encouragement !! yes, donna, men say the darnest things !! let’s start a list of reBUTTals !!
Ryan: That would be a bad idea. Even though she’s 107 pounds soaking wet, I’m sure she’d give you a good lashing after a comment like that. Admittedly, that’s a funny one, though!
Lindy: I like that… a list of reBUTTals!
Yeah… where are all my girl friends, anyway? We’d like to hear from you too!