NoJoMo #19 – My Dear letters
Dear Phlebotomist,
Just because my skin is the same approximate color as yours does not mean I share your prejudices. I only visited your lab because my husband’s employer requires me to have an annual biometric scan in order to provide medical insurance, not because I wanted to hear your feelings about "the blacks". If you had not already stuck a needle in my arm, I probably would have told you off and walked out when you started spouting hate.
Sincerely,
Not-so-patient
Dear Friends,
When I ask if you’re coming for Thanksgiving dinner, please reply promptly. I know we talked about it a month ago, but I just want to make sure your plans haven’t changed before I go invest in the ingredients for my feast.
Seriously,
Don’t you know what RSVP means?
Dear Mom,
Kindly lay off the passive-aggressiveness. I have enough guilt on my own, I don’t need you making me feel guilty about things that are entirely out of my control – like the fact that my sister decided to go on a cruise rather than have Thanksgiving at the beach house you rented (without asking any of us if we had plans of our own). We do love you, but your attitude can be really hard to deal with sometimes. Also? It’s none of your business if my niece decided to apply to nine colleges – that’s between her and my sister, and you’re not earning yourself any fans with your snide comments on how much application fees are – it’s not like she asked you for the money!
Love,
Daughter
Dear Husband,
Thank you for giving me all your ThinkGeek.com gift certificates so I could buy Xmas gifts for my D&D group. You rock on so many levels!
Love,
Wife
Omg I can’t believe the Phlembotomist said that!! Unbelievable. ryn: I’m going to have LOTS of time starting around mid-December. I would LOVE to see you! Maybe we can go shopping at Lush. 😀
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Can’t believe that first one… that’s disgusting… although your mum is high up there too…. geez I hope I’m never that type of mum… and what a good hubby you have 🙂
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Holy crap. I would’ve complained to someone about the phlebotomist. That’s ugly. Thanks for reminding me about thinkgeek! I need to go shopping. 🙂
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