Selfishness

At what point does someone say, "You know what, this situation is bad enough, let's not make it worse"? We've all known that person who gets in a bad situation, and then blames it on everyone but themselves, and makes big deals out of the things that don't matter.

I walk in to the bathroom to take a shower this morning and I realize someone is in there crying. You guys all know how bad I am with tears. I don't know what to say, I'd give whoever's crying anything they want. I'm going to be one of those horrible doormat mothers someday, because I just can't handle tears. They make me want to beat whoever caused them in the face until whoever's crying feels better.

Anyway, I ask her what's wrong, and she explains the situation. Basically there's this other girl who really wants to move (and it's for a legitimate reason - she's got a crazy ex with military training, I mean, I'd want to move, too) and was asking my friend if she would mind changing roommates. Now, my friend has already been through a load of crap over her own housing situation, so she asked if there was some way to resolve the situation without her having to move.

Personally, I think that's a perfectly fair request. I mean, I am of the opinion that it's completely okay to be selfish once in a while. You can't just let people walk all over you, you have to say what you want, and that's OKAY. My friend is TOTALLY JUSTIFIED in wanting to not move.

Well, this other girl's mother basically called my friend a bitch, and said something along the lines of "I hope something like this happens to you and you are dealing with someone just as obstinate as you are."

How the hell can someone say that? That mother should be ashamed of herself. Her daughter picked a stupid boyfriend and is paying for it. How is this my friend's fault? Instead of blaming my friend, that mother should be thinking, "What can I do to help," not, "Things aren't going my way so I'm going to make the situation EVEN WORSE."

Maybe you've noticed, but I'm a little pissed.