It appears that, for my family, I can’t get “properly” angry.
According to my mother, that’s due to laziness, and believe me, she might hate gyms, but when it comes to picking a fight over her principles (and she has plenty of them), she is not a lazy woman!!
My daughters, instead, blame it on my lack of coordination. According to them, especially when driving, I am far too slow to react, and so by the time I register the offence I’ve been a victim of, I find my voice to swear and finally push the right spot on the steering wheel to use the horn, It’s far too late. Whoever wronged me has either left or already forgotten what he did to cause my upset, making me look like a total lunatic.
“You should overtake them and show your finger…” Daughter number one once suggested.
“What? Where did you get that? We don’t do that, besides it’s dangerous, your grandmother tried once, and a very angry track driver followed her home.” I replay, not specifying that I was in the car with her, still a child, and that’s probably why I don’t argue much on the road.
“It never happened to papa, and he does it all the time.” God bless kids’ innocence!
“He does not!” I reply fighting for my husband’s decency.
“Oh yes, he does! All the time when we are in Italy .” She replays candidly, “Right C?” and I don’t have to say that daughter number two enthusiastically confirms it.
“He had never done it with me!”I keep fighting for my husband’s honour.
“Because you are never in the car when he does it, and you know what he can do too? ” I am not sure I want to know it, no, but it seems I have no choice, “He can roll down the window and give out to other drivers at the same time!!” WOW, that’s classy!
“Ok, I got it!!!! ” I say defeatedly. Fighting for the travelling husband’s decency is a lost battle, and I have to accept that I can compete with a family of professional anger show off….until the day I can!!!
Stay tuned to hear what happens when Ortensia gets “properly” angry.
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Your delivery and set up are impeccable. If you showed the finger (or flip the bird as we call it here in the States), you can do a stealth finger by extending it along the steering wheel. It really can’t be seen but you have the satisfaction of knowing that you did it.
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That’s a great trick… thank you dear because at the moment I normally just stick my finger at my daughters on their back🤣
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That will work also, Ortensia. Looking forward to reading the next installment.
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😘
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I can’t wait to read about your getting angry. Knowing you, it will be hilarious.
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I’m like you. I don’t get properly angry. I await lessons.
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Now … I’m under pressure😜
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I try not to be angry at other drivers, because I’m basically an awful driver myself … haha … maybe I’m one of those old blokes that shouldn’t be allowed to drive … 🤗🌏😍🚙
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😂😂😂I don’t think so Ivor ,my plan is to drive till 96 years like my grandpa and terrorise all the other drivers 🤣
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Yes.. I would be a terror-ist 🫤
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