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One of my girlfriends says that baking in UV rays when we were younger is the biggest regret of her life. Now, first of all, I have seen this girl through many haircuts and boyfriends over the years, and the UV rays really shouldn’t rank up at the top of the regret list. Although -unlike hair and boys – skin damage is permanent, so I’ll give her that. But also? Are you kidding me? That’s her biggest regret?? And she’s even Catholic. Aren’t they supposed to be guilt experts? I’m shocked that this is all she could come up with.

Although I, too, baked in the sun when I was younger, I don’t beat myself up about it. I am too busy beating myself up over much worse things than wrinkles and liver spots. What I do regret, though, is going to the dermatologist and showing him my problem areas. I usually go once a year and have half my face, chest, and upper arms frozen off. It’s worked well until my last visit when I asked him to look down, you know, there. I had noticed a spot last summer that looked new, so I just needed him to look at it and say it was no big deal.

Which he did not.

What he said was, “This here is either a skin tag or a” – get ready for it – “wart.” AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! I immediately started covering up and crawling under the table and such, but he insisted on doing a biopsy. And I kid you not, this required not one but TWO shots of novacaine right into the hoo-hoo region. I lay on that table cursing the boyfriend I knew was responsible for this damn mess (and you know who you are, mister!) and praying it would all be over quickly. Verra verra humiliating.

Of course, I could hardly wait till I got to the parking lot to call M and all my friends to tell them what happened. (I think my friends actually look forward to my dr. appointments, because something always happens.) So here goes my public service message. My girlfriends in their 30s and 40s are aware of and most have HPV, but it seems that people older than I am are clueless. Let me enlighten y’all. It’s a virus that can cause cervical cancer. It’s estimated that 75-80% of people will have it in their lifetimes, and the ones who don’t are nuns. It is also the virus that causes GENITAL WARTS. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

I’m sharing this bit of personal humiliation with you so you’ll think twice before having your dermatologist check out that little skin tag that you’ve noticed recently. Instead, you need tell no one. But time to let the Brazilian go, hon.

Also, if you’re a mom, there’s a vaccination for HPV nowadays. If your daughter has it, it doesn’t necessarily mean she’s having intercourse. Like that time I got mononucleosis in high school – I hadn’t kissed anyone, but then I found out this cute boy had it at the same time, so I let everybody believe whatever they wanted. (He later puked all over me in college, so we’re pretty even.)

And as for my friend with no regrets, all I will say is I HAVE PICTURES. Then I’ll cackle really loud and evil-like and disappear in a poof of smoke. Because that’s what best friends do.

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Today I think we should discuss the loser women who have low self-esteem. You know the type. They probably have trouble getting out of bed some days, can’t take a compliment worth a shit, and think they don’t deserve to breathe oxygen because somebody better than them might need it. These poor broads probably have distorted body images, watch a lot of E! television, and most likely can’t do math worth a damn. They also have absolutely no sense of direction, and may call someone for urgent help, even when they’re only a mile from their home. Now what do you suppose happened to me these ladies to make them like this?

In interviewing a panel of experts on low self-esteem, I noticed a common thread among women who were picked last for every sport ever played. My daughter isn’t old enough for this yet, so I don’t know if teachers are still evil backstabbers who will love you one minute and then turn the power over to your peers the next. But I need to tell you that the “picked last: low self-esteem” correlation is very high (according to the panel).

Children who were told, “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back” and had anxiety attacks each time they encountered a crumbling sidewalk did not fare well in the self-esteem department as adults. In a preliminary study, it appears there may be a link between panic attacks and the enormous consumption of chocolate ice cream.

Girls who were absent that day in 3rd grade when they taught fractions and could never catch up after that are less likely to pursue technological careers (or major in any subject that requires math beyond Algebra I). In their minds, they may believe that work doesn’t suit them and they should just sit around eating bon-bons all day. Attention Husbands: if this is the case with your wife, it is very important for you to support her endeavors. Just give her your damn credit card and leave her alone. Note: NEVER under any circumstances should you inquire as to if she really needed what she just purchased!!!!!!

Girls who wear glasses (even if they are cute pink ones with Bugs Bunny on the sides) are less likely to have healthy self-esteem, even after they’ve worn contacts for 15 years and had Lasik surgery for an additional 10. In a grown woman’s head, she will always think of herself as the girl with glasses and tangly blond hair (or, you know, brown. Whatever).

Girls who never, ever had a partner of the opposite sex for the “Couple’s Skate” are more likely to become wallflowers later in life. If the girl is never able to master the backward-skate, she doesn’t stand a chance.

If a girl were to pay $10 to join the Ricky Schroeder Fan Club and didn’t even receive a stinkin’ signed photograph from him, she will most likely develop low self esteem. Interestingly, if the same girl is later stood up on what is supposed to be her first date, she will grow up to be an alcoholic. (Even if the stander-upper later apologizes and takes her to a Dave Matthews concert down at the old Lakewood Amphitheater, and then gets engaged to a girl who looks just like her, the damage is already done.)

The panel doesn’t lie, people. If you have daughters, please take heed. You don’t want them to grow up and be as pathetic as the lame-o women I’ve described, do you? Because, from what I can tell, they’re a pretty bitter lot.

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It’s a good thing I’m not the kind of person who says, “I told you so”, because those people can be very irritating. But if I were that type of person (which I definitely am not), I would refer you to my recent post on cheating husbands, the one where I said “rehab for sex addiction on standby.” In case you were trapped under a rock yesterday, Jesse James – husband of Sandra Bullock – has checked himself in to a rehab clinic in AZ. Who could have predicted something as crazy as that???
I’m guessing we’re going to see a choked-up interview in about 4 weeks on Entertainment Tonight or The Insider where Jesse apologizes, says he felt entitled, he was arrogant, loves Sandy, wants his family back together, yadda yadda.
I read something the other day where entertainment reporter Ted Casablanca said that it will ruin Sandy’s career if she goes back to her husband after this because her female audience won’t stand for it. BOO, HISS, Ted Casablanca! Although I’d be seriously pissed – make that SERIOUSLY PISSED – if M did something like that to me, I’d still have a difficult choice to make since there is a child involved. When we were dating and then got married, I made it very clear that he would be out on his ass if he ever cheated on me. But while we were still in the hospital after Daughter G was born, I told him that he could never leave, no matter what. I grew up a child of divorced parents and that’s not the life I want for my child. (Of course, there are certain circumstances where it’s better to leave than to stay together, but we’re not in one of those situations.) (Yet.) (I kid.) So all I’m saying is to let the woman make her own decisions. I used to work with this older black woman who always said, “No one knows what’s in the pot but the one stirring it.” So true. I think people telling Sandy she has to choose between her family and her career are ridiculous. How could we judge her decisions when we really have no idea what’s going on with them? Besides, I don’t see how standing by her man has affected Hillary Clinton’s career, and she’s one tough broad.
On a good note, I’ll be at the Master’s practice next week when Tiger comes back. My goal is to be thrown out for heckling. I will not be taken down easily; I may be small, but I’m scrappy.

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I am feeling so bad for our girl Sandy Bullock. It was her moment to shine a couple of weeks ago, and some tramp had to go and rain on her parade. Actually, I’m sorry, I am really trying to be less judgmental of people. In the news today, the other woman, Michelle, contends that her “WP” tattoo does not, in fact, refer to “white power” but instead means “wet p*$$y”. So she could be a very nice person you’d want to have over for a cup of tea, for all I know. Who am I to judge? But I do have a problem with her going public with her affair with Jesse James just to get media attention for herself, since apparently the knife-sucking Nazi photos didn’t turn out to be the career-booster she counted on.
And what about the husband? Cue the press release that he is taking some time to himself to “address personal issues”. Rehab for sex addiction on stand-by. Speech writers begin plea for apology. Dig past trauma out to blame; failing that, fall back on religious roots for salvation. Kick-start diet to lose weight and therefore appear to be a broken man in planned press conference.
This whole routine is so formulaic I could do the PR myself. Run, Sandy, run!
The sad part of this one is there is a child involved who apparently is very close to Sandra. Mothers get visitation rights; step-mothers don’t. I have some experience with this as I had a step-mother who I know loved my brother and me. But when Dad cheated (unknown if the other woman had an attractive “WP” tattoo), she left and we have not seen her in 20 years or so. It’s not her fault; it’s a difficult situation for all involved. When Dad cheated on Mom, she left knowing she would still see her children. Leaving your cheater husband would be more difficult if you had to leave kids you love as well. The lesson here is that men should think past the next hour or so when making decisions that affect everyone they love. Also, sorry love, once a cheater, always a cheater.
P.S. I was thinking in the shower and hope this post doesn’t offend 1)my mother, 2)my 2nd step-mother Anne, who is just about the nicest person you’ve met, like, EVER, or 3)my father, who is after all, just a man. Also, please don’t write and tell me how monogamy is not natural for men and only in our culture do we demand it, because we do live in this culture and if you want to slut around on your spouse you should either make sure your spouse is on board with that or move somewhere where they don’t have such unrealistic expectations. I say we load up boats of cheaters and send them over to Cheater Island where everybody can do whatever they want without the fear of consequences. (But I’m not bitter or anything.)

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I love the smell of vomit in the morning. Oh wait. No, I don’t. But that’s still what I was awakened with today, a feverish 3-year-old whose stomach was turning inside out over and over and over. Once I got the globs of vomit out of my hair, I threw on some sweats and took her to the doctor. Halfway there, she began vomiting again, all over her dress. Now a more experienced mother would probably have known to put some extra clothes in the car. But there wasn’t a more experienced mother around, and I didn’t think to do it. G was bawling her head off and I felt just awful for her, so when we got to the medical parking lot – and I realize this is one of those events I can file under “Things That Only Happen To Me” – I took off my sweatshirt to put my dry T-shirt underneath on little G. So, yes, I was topless in the backseat of my car in broad daylight, having not even taken the time to throw on a bra on my way out the door. I put my sweatshirt back on but it is one of those polar fleece ones with a deep V neck, like really deep. So just looking down I could see my boobs. But I really didn’t have a choice, and anyone in a pediatrician’s office has probably seen a breast before, right? So I held G really close to me to cover up for my not being covered up. That’s when I realized she had tee-teed herself when she was throwing up, and I had to remove her wet panties. The poor girl was so scared and shaky and crying. And I realized that in the moment, I was supposed to be the strong one, the Mommy who isn’t afraid of anything. I think it was at this point I began to wonder if Angelina deals with all this stuff.
I know we must have been quite a sight when we arrived at the reception desk, what with her bare bottom, my bare chest, and vomit and tee-tee everywhere. Luckily, the ladies there were really nice, and politely averted their eyes from my chest when I finally put G on the table. And, oh, I forgot this one important detail – I’ve had laryngitis for the past couple of days. So I had to pantomime vomiting to these nurses trying to explain what had happened. I was so grateful they brought us some of those paper sheets to cover ourselves that I don’t even care that they’ll probably have a hoot in the break room about it later.
All I know is that Mommyhood can teach you some serious humility. Any shred of glam I may have had left was dispensed with the other day when I had to reach into the poopy toilet to get her toy out. I rarely leave the house without snot on at least one of my sleeves. If you put a blue light on me on any given day, I’m sure I’d glow brighter than a hotel bedspread, what with all the communicative disease germs I walk around with. And now this to top it off.

It turns out G has strep throat. She is doing all right but I am completely exhausted. That ranks in the top 3 most embarrassing doctor appointments I’ve ever had, right behind the time I spilled my pee cup all over myself. (Whose brilliant idea was it to put a spring-loaded door on the lab cubby???) Anyway, I am headed to a Clorox shower. Hope you have a good weekend.

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