Dear Blake,
I’m an educated professional woman in my late twenties. A ‘sensitive’ ‘lonely’ only child, who was often praised for being ‘intelligent’ — I think I grew up a little rude. Being very outspoken (I didn’t think of myself as rude). However in my late teens I realized that my actions were quite ‘precocious’ and tried to interact with more socially acceptable behavior–be more myself, stopped being outspoken if it hurt others, and to control my rudeness. But I can’t seem to control my anger and humiliation when I feel that I have been insulted. Even if I think that a shopkeeper is not attending to me, I feel rising anger and often talk sharply. What can I do to deal with this ongoing problem?
Signed, Tonya
From Jefferson City, Missouri
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Dear Tonya,
Your problem is obviously anger management and it needs to be addressed. Unfortunately, you were an only child and you didn’t get the benefit of having an older sibling that would regularly beat you up when you got too mouthy. If you have a driver’s license, get rid of it and never get behind the wheel again! Because if you do, it’s just a matter of time before you run someone off the road that cut you off, and then you head to the nearest body shop that could repair the “evidence” that could be used against you in a murder trial. If you need to release some of you pinned up rage, why not become an MMA fighter? There are many women that are now participating in this sport, that couldn’t careless how ugly their opponents will collectively make their faces become. But probably what you really need is love. So the best thing I could suggest for you is to get married to Muslim man and move the Middle East. Husbands out there seem to be able to control their wives, ask any human rights organization. I hope this helps.
Blake