(Read while listening
to Mama Said by Dianne Broomfield)
How many of you have run into your ex’s friends? It’s never easy but manageable. I recently ran into my ex’s friends at my hobby (uh-hum job!) and it was not bad at all.
I sat this couple waiting for this other couple. They were
telling me that the people joining them had a toddler and a belly with them; I
made sure to set up the table for such crowd. All of the sudden the crew got
there and to my surprise I knew them! My initial reaction was panic, you never
know how running into your ex’s friends is going to go down. Bring on the
kisses and hugs and the catching up. I always try to avoid the uncomfortable
questions but there’s no point in doing that, besides, I always have an answer
for them. The inevitable happened, “How are you doing after the breakup?”
“I’m doing great, thanks! Working a lot” That’s my go to
answer. It lets me summarize my life and not welcome any follow up questions;
after many years of dealing with ex’s I finally mastered the quick and painless
interactions. I was honestly really glad to see them and see her huge belly, so
cute! My ex always believed I hated all of his friends, sometimes they were not
my favorite people but nothing out of the ordinary; apparently being a hater
suited me better. Back to the story, I let them greet their friends and get
settle before taking their order (yep, I was also their server!). I’m thankful
to not have a care in the world with the situations I encounter.
The restaurant was really busy that day so I didn’t have
time to chit chat. I walked by the table just to make sure they were doing
great, I overheard the other couple asking them how they knew me and of course
the whole recap followed. I didn’t need to hear that but it happens. At the end
of their meal I treated them to assorted cupcakes to show my love, I hope they liked
them; why wouldn’t they? They are so
yummy!!
They got up, I waved goodbye and continued with my busy day.
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