ANSWERING THE WRONG PHONE CALL WITHOUT SEEING THE CONTACT NAME

 Hey Awesome  Geek Girls and Nerd Boys, 

Heart-pounding thrashing against your ribcage like a racing car going 1, 000 MPH over the speed limit with all the red-hot blood rushing around this beautiful magnificent muscle that is the heart which beats like a drum. Your breaths come out in panicked puffs of air cuz you didn't mean to pick up the call when you thought it was a literal emergency at 12:40PM at night, which is ringing at stupid o' clock in this writer's humble opinion. You were half blind with your eyes dilated from watching Disney Plus and you didn't anticipate the fact that you weren't supposed to answer a ringing phone and you're supposed to treat it like a volatile bomb that's about to explode and wreak havoc and heartbreak on your world. You didn't mean to dig your literal trench of trouble in an hour tops while you're witnessing a conversation of a psychotic breakdown. 

I'm gonna stop rambling and give y'all some awesome jaw-dropping advice that'll turn your world into a ray of sunshine. Sit back and relax against those pillows and blankets that make you fall into that drowsy state that makes you feel between lucidity and the dream world. Slide into your favourite pair of loungewear/PJ's/kaftans/hoodies and joggers/t-shirts and shorts. Grab some watermelons  and pineapples to munch on. Listen loud and crystal clear: 

'Don't answer the call if you know it's a person who doesn't have your best intentions at heart. If they just wanna ring to rant and eff and blind at you most of the call then that is not the best way to dip your toe in the pool of relaxation or immerse yourself in the realm of calm and inner peace. If you thought it was a literal emergency or someone congratulating you cuz your family members went on a pilgrimage don't just rush to press the green button if you know it's a hot-headed/bull-headed person who doesn't listen to reason.'

OH MY GOSH. Such deep and insightful advice there even though it was a big chunk. It's more about seeing the name on the screen and then picking and choosing your battles and figuring out if you wanna lay your tower of confidence and high level of self-esteem in the ruins of someone else's frustration. Also, don't be afraid to assert yourself and rise to the occasional challenge of advocating for yourself and giving the person a piece of your brilliant one of a kind complicated maze of a mind when you're putting them in their place even if you're feeling the crushing whirlpool of anxiety and the dark chasm of overwhelming panic that sends you over the edge. 

Alright, I went and rambled on and on again. I'll get back to the nitty gritty of it all and give y'all some awe-inspiring mind-boggling advice that will turn your world upside down on it's axis. So, sit back and relax against those fluffy pillows and cuddle up in those quilted blankets. Slide into your favourite pair of loungewear/PJ's/kaftans/hoodies and joggers/t-shirts and jeans. Grab some lemonade to sip on as it is really hot. Listen loud and crystal clear: 

'Don't take anyone else's nonsense when they're giving you ultimatums and threats that leave you shaken days after. Nip it in the bud straight away and tell them straight up about how it's made you feel. Also demand an apology the next day if their words that have pierced your heart like arrows hitting a target and you are hurt beyond repair tell them to man the heck up and leave their pride at the door and give you a whole speech of I'M SORRY.' 

Geez Louise, some mad advice that is quite short, but it hits home in all the right places. It's about that person having the decency to understand your situations and not be ungrateful at how much you're doing for them across continents or oceans that lie between you and them. It's not about being the bigger person if their words have hit you like a gunshot to the chest or like a punch in the gut. You have to let them know that respect isn't given it's earned the same way as they've burnt the bridge of trust and acceptance from you as their sibling. You can be there for them if they are the nicest, kindest, most angelic person in this world, but you have to activate your badass boss like energy and be rude to them if they're not seeing where you're coming from in that moment. Also when they know you've got a billion and one things piled up on your plate that it's reaching as high as the clouds of daydream and imagination turned into a fascination. 

Okay, I  rambled on there for so long. I'll stop getting too deep into this subject and give y'all some jaw-dropping world-changing advice. Sit back and relax against those comfy reclining sofas with those quilted blankets thrown over your laps. Slide into your favourite pair of loungewear/PJ's/kaftans/hoodies and joggers/t-shirts and shorts. Grab a Japanese paper fan to cool your sweaty bodies down. Listen loud and crystal clear: 

'You need to stop letting others give you headaches if they don't know how to be on your level and be able to have civil conversations with you that make them understand you in that time and space. It's about protecting the people you would go to hell and back for and the ;people whose backs you'll have forever and always. You have to look out for those who won't keep on rambling about the wrong things cuz there's a very thin line drawn in the sand between right and wrong. You have to know when not to cross the uncrossable line. It's about being intelligent and knowing who you can have that banter with and who you have to be serious around so they won't get the wrong idea about where you stand.' 

Sheesh. Some long paragraph of advice that will sink in like that face mask sinking into the pores of your glowing Asian skin. It's about being able to find that balance of compromise Yeah there's that red hot hazy cloud of rage that clouds our judgement, but to be vexed at the world all the time isn't really the greatest way to communicate your fears and worries. It's about being able to articulate why you need and want from another person. It's about not troubling anyone and causing some mad levels of ruckus in another person's little happy corner of the world. Life is extremely short in this world, you have to have an inner circle and be okay with that. 

Alright, I rambled on for ages now and I'll get back to giving y'all some mind-blowing, awe-inspiring advice. Sit back and relax in those comfy office chairs while you're staring at those double monitors. Slide into your favourite pair of footwear/chucks/trainers/fluffy socks/fuzzy slipeprs/crocs. Grab a slice of watermelon to gobble. Listen loud and crystal clear: 

'Be very firm with that other person on the line who is giving you grief in your ear. Don't let them monopolise the phone call with their rantings and ravings that makes them have full madness over you. Be very calm, but also tell them when you've had enough. Have the guts to say enough is enough and apologise to the person if you've mistakenly picked up when you should've swiped the red button. Be curt and just cut the line when you can't take the verbal and mental strain on your body any more.'

Yeah, that was my last bit of advice. I'll leave you with a quote to chew on in those big beautiful brains of yours that goes along the lines of: 

'Why did you answer the phone?'- Last part of a quote by James Thurber. 

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P.S. This isn't about a specific person it's about the experience of the thing.