On Friday night, you walked by my friends and I as we tended to my very sick friend, in my arms, clearly in peril. You, leader of the pack, remarked “fun stuff” and laughed at all of our expenses with your equally despondent and insensitive friends. It was absolutely cruel, and as I balanced my friend on my knees trying to keep them out of danger, I responded with “I hope you never have to deal with something like this. That you have a beautiful life free of this kind of pain for you and your loved ones.” That situation was Hell on Earth. It was terrifying. It is burned into my eyelids every time I close them, but what I will remember most for the rest of my life is your lack of human decency. How do you walk by laughing at another human being’s misfortune? I want you to read this, recognize yourself, and learn how to respect and think of others. You haunt me and you disgust me. —You said “you loved me” as a retort, but I am almost convinced you’re incapable of that
This article appears in Aug 21-27, 2014.
Please tell me that her ‘peril’ wasn’t one too many lime and vodkas.
Learn to stop expecting “basic human decency” as a given. That way, you’ll continue to be pleasantly surprised when you encounter it and less histrionic when you do not. Chronic condition or self-inflicted peril, I hope your friend has recovered.
I find some of my friends to be heartless at times. I don’t tend to go out that frequently anymore but the majority of the time I do I won’t drink at all. I can’t say the same for my friends. At least one person gets obliterated and is then a burden to the rest of us. Usually though they’re just a burden to the person not drinking as they are deemed the most responsible and should always look out for their friends. I find these people that don’t know their limits and then have to have their friends babysit being the heartless ones. Then sometimes I think about a couple people that this always happens to and I think to myself, am I enabling or encouraging them? If I do nothing and leave them where they lay and harm comes, am I responsible?
On the other hand I guess nothing makes you feel better about yourself then someone thats in a worse position.
PS- One drunken morning long ago I awoke with the urge to vomit and take a shit. I held the vomit back while I made my way to the toilet. I sat down just in time but then the smell of my shit caused me to start dry heaving which brought the vomit in full force. I quickly stood up to puke in the freshly shit-in toilet but a bit of my vomit sprayed all over the seat. Then the urge to shit came back so I had to awkwardly half-hover and half-squish the vomit seat with my ass cheeks. Then a bit more vomit came which ended up all over the floor. I was disgusted with myself to say the least.
Honestly, some people are motivated to action by public shaming. It feels bad, but can be helpful. Empathy has limitations.
That being said, I’m not certain OB’s friend was drunk.
Well at least your friend had you, OB.
Fuck this bitch. She’s clearly and asshole.
Hope your friend is doing well, OB.
I too have occasionally found some of my friends to be heartless, Nukka. The morning after my Aztec-themed Halloween party, to be exact.
Fuck that!!!!! If you cant handle your shit, you’re just gagging to be made fun of.
interesting nukka, very interesting.
Well isn’t this fucking poetic.
Dear OP,
Care less about random assholes on the street.
SHITTY, OB’s friend could’ve been having a seizure, could’ve been in diabetic shock, etc….
Just because you pass out or need help from others doesn’t mean they ‘can’t handle their shit.’
Perhaps OB’s friend was drunk, but perhaps they were in medical distress.
Marmp, marmp, marmp. Who cares?
ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR KNEES!!
“It was absolutely cruel, and as I balanced my friend on my knees trying to keep them out of danger, I responded with ‘I hope you never have to deal with something like this.’ ” You said you loved me
You must always try to keep your knees out of danger.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Sound like buddy had da cocktail flu.