It's Only...

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And, on a different topic, it's ONLY another American company dumping Americans for foreigners.

Good thing I learned how to make granola last week - the recipe is here. And, it was good - VERY good. Now that I know how it's made, I'm planning to make a batch every week or so, and keep it on my shelves.

Sometimes I feel as though we are just surrounded by 2-year old children. You know how they are - they get their way because they have the stamina to be incredibly annoying, hour after hour, saying the same things over and over. At some point, you would give ANYTHING just to shut them up.

But, every time you do that, you just reinforce that whiny, obnoxious behavior. Hell, I'm not saying anything most of you haven't experienced in your lives. Either you HAD kids, or, and  for this I truly pity you, you knew a so-called adult who used the same tactical set to get their way.  Maybe it was a parent, sister/brother, spouse, or a boss - in those cases, you are - at least for a time - bound together with them, and trying to keep your sanity.

It only stops when you either walk away - temporarily or permanently - and disengage from that game.

If it's a kid, usually they learn that, no, you aren't putting up with all that. Most of them do, and generally turn out well.

If it's an adult, well, I'm less hopeful. For many of them, this was their go-to when thwarted. After a few decades of using the same method of interacting, I just don't think most of them are capable of change - by that time, they are almost hard-wired to keep doing the Same Old S--t.

We may need to turn out the Whiny Left for a LONG time, to begin to make that change happen. Or else, be prepared to walk away from them, and refuse to have any interactions with them - ever.