What Constitutes Throwing Stones in your opinion?

[CoolWaters]

Throwing stones...oh man do I have experience!

Hubs and I have two basic rules for communicating with one another: 1)If you don't want crap, don't start crap, and, 2)If you throw stones, know that you're gonna get boulders lobbed back at you.

Although we often don't get it...except maybe months down the road...people find it hilarious when we fight now that we've got those two rules in place. Even our kids.

Our fights tend to go something like this:

Me: Tell me, then, where did you learn to do/be __________.

Hubs: Are you calling me names or dissing on me?

Me: No. I'm trying to understand where you're coming from.

Hubs: No you're not! You're trying to find my weaknesses and then hone in on them!

Me: I don't have to look for your weaknesses, dear.

Hubs: See! You admit it!

Me: You're using your selective hearing again.

Hubs: Just because you believe yourself to be some sort of word smith doesn't mean I'm stupid!

Me: I didn't call you stupid.

Hubs: You didn't have to! You're just that kind of b**ch!

Me: OK. You've lobbed some pretty harsh stones. Do you want me to lob boulders?

Hubs: It doesn't matter what I want because you're gonna do whatever you want anyway so ---- you!

Me: Like you're gonna get that chance now!

Hubs: So? I don't wanna ---- you anyway!

Me: Fine! Then stop propositioning me!

Hubs: Go to hell!

Me: That'd be a vacation after you!

Hubs: Yeah? So leave already!

Me: And now that we've thrown so many stones we're completely off the topic, can you answer the question?

Hubs: What question?

Me: Where did you learn to do/be ___________?

Hubs: What business is that of yours?

Me: It'd be nice if I could understand where you're coming from. That's all.

Hubs: Where I come from is none of your affair.

Me: Awwwright _________! (insert whatever handle of GSC poster that is driving me nuts at the moment)

Hubs: (guilty snorting laughter) You really think I'm acting like __________?

Me: I do.

Hubs: OK. I'll back off and calm down. So what was the original question?

Dang! Writing that out and reading it written out like that...sheesh! It's not only ridiculous, but it's almost like we act out some sort of warped GSC screenplay or something.

So now I have to wonder...

Which came first, the way we fight or GSC??????

Drat. Now I have to rethink everything I was gonna say.

I wonder where we learned to do things this way?

[Abigail]

roflol - that reminds me of many a conversation I have trie to have with my older son. The beauty is I am finally figuring out that as a child - he doesn't have to understand it or like it, so I don't have to argue with him about it. .

Socks,

Well said and well said.

[Sushi]

Abigail asked me to post this to (it is to be hoped, anyway) inject some levity here.

So HERE! you go.

[CoolWaters]

OMG!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAOPIMP!!!!!!!!!

Now I've got a new theme song for my life.

Hehehe.

[ex10]

That song just made my day.

[topoftheworld]

That is the funniest thing I've heard in forever! Thank you, thank you! Someone put my thougts into words at last!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!

Who is that? Why does she remind me of Phoebe on "Friends"?

[Sushi]

No, it's not Lisa Kudrow. If you go to the Nostalgia thread, you'll find more examples of her work.

Or, you can go to christinelavin.com for more info. I'm rather biased when it comes to her, so I may not be the best person to ask for info, since I think 99 and 44/100% of her stuff is brilliant.

[topoftheworld]

I knew it wasn't Lisa-was just thinking it reminded me of the genre. Thanks for identifying her-I never saw her name come up on Nostalgia-and thanks for the link!

[ChattyKathy]

Sushi,

More please. :)

[dmiller]

Reminds me of the bumper sticker ----

"Well behaved women, rarely make history!!!"