Well, in an effort to not have that happen again, Sean and I came up with words that the other person will say when the other is just about to reach the point of apologizing profusely
The word Sean will say when I look like horns are growing out of my head is HURRICANE. I chose that word because let’s face it, when I’m angry it’s pretty bad. When I say that I step out of my skin when I’m angry, I seriously mean it. Not cool at all.
The word I will say when Sean is not taking responsibility for his actions by saying “I didn’t know” is RUGBY. I think the word he chose is perfect because rugby is all about doing and not thinking, because if thinking was the case no one would play rugby.
I think this will be fabulous because Mr. Sean is really, really laid back. I mean, so laid back that when I’m going a tad bit crazy, I begin to feel like something is wrong with me. I mean, I’m growing horns and Sean is calmly sipping his coffee.
The reason that I start growing horns is because when Sean does something that completely bothers me his reply is, “I didn’t know”. And that gets him off the hook. Because how can I be mad if he didn’t know? HE DIDN’T KNOW!
So because I’m still annoyed and can’t let him get away with that simple, “I didn’t know” … I get bat poop crazy because WHY didn’t you know? And then 15 minutes later, I’m apologizing because he didn’t know that I would get all HURRICANE in this piece. You also don’t need to genuinely say sorry when you didn’t know. But when you get HURRICANE you have to.
Now, Sean will get to know when I think it’s a cop out and that he needs to say a quick and sincere apology. I’m kinda looking forward to when I get to say RUGBY because then there will be a lot less HURRICANE in our house.