One-uppers

[Alicefan]

My sister is like this, in a way. She doesn't know anyone "normal" or "regular." A friend's husband isn't just a doctor, he's the head of the biggest best XYZ facility in the state. Her co-worker isn't just a writer, she's the poet laureate extraordinaire. Her daughter's friend isn't just a great singer, she's been awarded a coveted position between two schools with a "full boat" because everyone knows she's going to be the next big pop star. Someone doesn't just have a DVC contract, they have a contract in the castle because they were Walt's personal confidants. I don't know... I know people who are smart, hardworking, kind, whatever... but EVERYONE she knows is a "superlative." It's tiring. I just know normal, everyday people.

I died at "poet laureate" lol! You should ask her how come these high falutin' people want to hang out with regular ol' her? ....but then again, I'm mean.

 

[Alicefan]

I have a frenemy like this. We were friends but I just can’t any more. Trying to figure out how to extricate myself from the friendship while allowing our kids to still be friends....

I'll tell you what, it won't be easy. People like this tend to be completely clueless and while they are perfectly capable of hurting YOUR feelings, they will LOSE it when it gets done to them. It's always the people that do the most damage in a friendship that are the most sensitive. I'm at an age now where I just have to tell it like it is. You might be better off sitting her down and telling her straight up that her behavior is annoying. I had to do this with my best friend over there in my profile pic. I don't know if we've just been around each other too much lately or what, but it seems like any time I tell her about something that I like, she has to tell me that she doesn't like it. We bicker like little kids. The last straw was the other night in the car, we were laughing and having a great ol' time and a song came on and I said, "I love this song, it reminds me of 80's music" and she snarled her nose up and said, "No, not at all." She literally killed the vibe in the car. Like it made me feel stupid. It's almost like she wanted to pick a fight. I told her the next time I saw her that WE BOTH need to watch how we talk to each other because she hurt my feelings by acting like my thought was stupid and that she was the authority on what 80's music sounded like. She honestly had no idea and she felt awful and apologized. And for the record, this was the song and yes it does sound very 80's, French, but 80's. LOL