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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 442101" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Well first I'm glad to hear the mentality you were worried about in your village seems limited to the nutbars you have living next to you. I've always found that when you have one bad egg like that, the best revenge is living well. I suggest continuing your little chats when you walk about and see people within the village. Perhaps if you take a special liking to any of the older residents and you just happen to be baking a treat (cookies, cake etc) you might pop by their door with J in tow and have your cute little imp give Mr and Mrs X a special treat too. Just to stand out a bit more among the seemingly nicer villagers. Eventually the impression the villagers have of you and your J will make its way back to your neighbors and won't that just tick them off to no end? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>On the other hand I think I'd come up with a few cheerful and witty come backs for the future times that these particular neighbors start in with comments about J. For example, they mention J is doing XYZ, cheerfully say back to them "That's nothing, last night I found him surrounded by the corpses of all the neighborhood cats and dogs and trying to cast spells to reanimate their bodies". Then I'd say Come on J, time to head to the pound to pick a puppy! And bounce away hand in hand <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Seeing as you now know this isn't a village wide feeling towards you and your son, I am betting that it will be much easier to grow more attached to others in your community and to your own neighborhood. I also bet that its eventually going to be easy to laugh at the absurdities that they toss your way. You could always kill them with kindness. You know, pop in to THEIR house with a plate of cookies, J in tow. "Hello Mr and Mrs so and so, I know you complained to so in so in the village that you thought J was doing XYZ. Just wanted to pop by and tell you that you are misinformed so that you aren't embarassing yourself spreading untruths about the village. We also thought you'd like a Smile cookie! (Make a oversize cookie and create a smiley face with icing on it) Toodles! And walk off.</p><p></p><p>I think it could be quite fun so long as it doesn't turn mean spirited. And I bet the village would be thinking they've got quite a winner with the addition of you and J in the area, able to take in stride the snarky attitude of the town weirdos you live next to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 442101, member: 4264"] Well first I'm glad to hear the mentality you were worried about in your village seems limited to the nutbars you have living next to you. I've always found that when you have one bad egg like that, the best revenge is living well. I suggest continuing your little chats when you walk about and see people within the village. Perhaps if you take a special liking to any of the older residents and you just happen to be baking a treat (cookies, cake etc) you might pop by their door with J in tow and have your cute little imp give Mr and Mrs X a special treat too. Just to stand out a bit more among the seemingly nicer villagers. Eventually the impression the villagers have of you and your J will make its way back to your neighbors and won't that just tick them off to no end? ;) On the other hand I think I'd come up with a few cheerful and witty come backs for the future times that these particular neighbors start in with comments about J. For example, they mention J is doing XYZ, cheerfully say back to them "That's nothing, last night I found him surrounded by the corpses of all the neighborhood cats and dogs and trying to cast spells to reanimate their bodies". Then I'd say Come on J, time to head to the pound to pick a puppy! And bounce away hand in hand ;) Seeing as you now know this isn't a village wide feeling towards you and your son, I am betting that it will be much easier to grow more attached to others in your community and to your own neighborhood. I also bet that its eventually going to be easy to laugh at the absurdities that they toss your way. You could always kill them with kindness. You know, pop in to THEIR house with a plate of cookies, J in tow. "Hello Mr and Mrs so and so, I know you complained to so in so in the village that you thought J was doing XYZ. Just wanted to pop by and tell you that you are misinformed so that you aren't embarassing yourself spreading untruths about the village. We also thought you'd like a Smile cookie! (Make a oversize cookie and create a smiley face with icing on it) Toodles! And walk off. I think it could be quite fun so long as it doesn't turn mean spirited. And I bet the village would be thinking they've got quite a winner with the addition of you and J in the area, able to take in stride the snarky attitude of the town weirdos you live next to. [/QUOTE]
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