There
is a clarity to transactions. I have been broody for years, and have had time
on my hands. I have regularly offered to do babysitting and very seldom been
taken up. This is not unusual. I am not just a particularly scary long-haired immigrant
dude. Lots of time impoverished parents tell me stories of not taking up offers
of help because they feel like people are just being nice. Or they are worried
about the reciprocal obligations. We like the clarity of a world where the
client is King, and the boss is in charge. Where a salary is the long and short
of figuring out value and worth. Where paying the bill ends things. We like it,
but we hate it. Relationships are messy. They come with unmet expectations,
disappointment, irritation, anger, and constraints. But hiding behind things
you can count, box and end cleanly leaves us all a little lonelier. And even in
the world of transactions, it is the human element that creates the most
turmoil and joy.
It's not because I look Crazy
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