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The Stage… Trying to resist the urge to aggressively lash out…  My Music Playlist… starting with “Welcome To The Jungle” by Guns N Roses… and that is just the beginning…

My day began quite well, with the exception of my girls having a sleep over last evening, and the awful emptiness I felt knowing they weren’t in their own beds and near me through the night.  Ok, so maybe my day did not start off that great.  Rather than bore you with complete details of the day, I’d rather focus on a totally different topic… Mean People.  Yes, you all know who I am talking about… and most likely, all of you have been the “mean person” at one time or another.  I am sure I have.  Unfortunately, today happened to be one of those days where I was the target of other people’s frustrations.  It started with one, moving on to another and then, yet another.  The last, someone I don’t even know.  With that, I really mean that I do not know them.  The individual I am referring to only has only a screen name, and a picture, none of which define who the individual really is. 

Reality… We all have bad days.  While absorbed in a psychology book during my senior year in high school, I was fascinated by something I read.  It was a simple word called displacement.  Displacement though, was not referenced in my book with a simple meaning.  Instead, the chapter I read explained a lot about human behavior.  We, as humans, tend to displace our anger at those that are closest to us.  The reasoning… because we know, as humans, the people closest to us are most likely to forgive.  It made complete sense and resonated with me quite well.  I think everyone I know has done that at one time or another.  When I have a bad day at work, I cannot say that I don’t take out my frustrations on my husband or parents from time to time.  It is just easier I suppose.

This brings me to today… Three individuals… Three separate occurrences… All of which include displacing their frustrations on me.  The first two I have no problem brushing off.  I even received apologies.  The third… not so sure I can forgive.  Funny how the one I do not know is the one I consider unforgiveable.  Question though… is this the opposite of what I learned in high school or simply me, being stubborn?  It may even be a bit of both but somehow, I find it easier to forgive someone that knows me than someone who chooses to blatantly disrespect and hurt someone they do not even know without any remorse or consideration… hence… Rage… Today’s stage… And My Playlist… Rage… 

Now For A Standard Disclaimer:  Caution… Do not listen to this playlist while driving (anything).  Songs may invoke feeling invincible thus, making you believe accelerating will not get you in trouble or stopped by law enforcement.  Another quick note to throw a little twist on this whole post… Moments before I hit the little update button to the right of this post, I received a message from “the unknown displacer”… the message negated every assumption I had regarding his/her nastiness… That’s right.  I take it all back as I mistook what was written and am now feeling like a complete and utter fool.  Regardless, DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE DISCLAIMER.