well, if it makes you feel any better

this will be a short post.  and it doesn't have a climatic story line. so just keep reading :)


i am someone who picks up on nearly everything during a conversation, meeting, interaction, etc.  i pay close attention to people, and their mannerisms.  i can generally imitate most anyone that ive been around, because i remember exactly how people sound and look when they talk.


all that to say, there is one repeated conversation that comes up in random conversations that i have found to be down right ironic.


its along the lines of "bless your heart."  im sure that genuinely started as a sweet thing to say.  something like "bless your heart i know you've had a lot of things going on in your life."  then somewhere it turned into "bless her heart she's big as a cow."  notice the difference.


well one that ive been picking up on lately is this one..."well if it makes you feel any better."


again, im sure this once started and was used something like this scenario...


"how are you?"
"well, i woke up with a cold, im late for work, and its raining outside."
"well if it makes you feel any better you look fantastic in your rain boots!"


that is probably how it started.  but i feel like now it has turned into a way to say "oh your dealing with _______  let me tell you something terrible to make you feel better."


something like this...


"how are you?"
"well i fell down the steps this morning, ripped my pants, and a bird pooped in my hair."
"aww, well if it makes you feel any better i ran over a squirrel on the way to work this morning and my cousin is in the hospital."


hmmm...yes, of course i feel much better now that i have skinned knees, ripped pants, bird poop in my  hair, im thinking about a dead squirrel, and i feel terrible about your cousin.  thanks for that.


this is the end of the post.  bless your heart...and if it makes you feel any better their callin for rain.