But it usually never fails, someone in our support group brings up cake. Cake this, cake that. For one reason or another, cake is brought up and the praises are sung for cake. You know what? I like pudding. I like pudding better than cake. I dont even like cake all that much, to be honest. But when Im with my pie support group and the topic of cake comes up and how good it is I cant help bringing up my love of pudding. Sadly this ends up turning the pie support group meetings into a shambles when cakes praises are sung at the expense of another dessert I happen to like, I cant help taking up the standard of the desserts I happen to enjoy. If the cake lovers can belittle desserts I like, then it should be tit for tat. I know its wrong of me, but I cant help it. Im there to talk about pie, damn it. If I cant talk about pie, Im sure as hell not going to talk about cake. Unfortunately, by this time no one is having a good time talking about pie at the meeting.
Why do I do this? Why do I feel this way? I dont know. I think part of it is because, like I said, Im there to talk about pie. I try not to talk about my other desserts (pudding, among others) when Im at the pie support group meetings. If I can slip into a momentary digression about another dessert thats one thing. Singing the praises of another dessert? Thats ridiculous at the pie support group meetings. Itd make more sense if they went to another support groups meetings. I hear that some are very popular.
Another part of it might be when cake comes up in the pie meetings, its usually done in a manner that belittles pudding, other desserts or, worse yet, pie itself. I already think any and all cake talk at the pie support group meetings is totally uncalled for, but when comparisons are drawn to other desserts especially ones I like its upsetting. Its bad enough that comparisons get made between cake and pie, cake and pudding, pudding and pie, doughnuts and ice cream, but when its done in a way that praises one and belittles another, feelings get hurt. But then again, that goes back to the idea that the pie support group actually talk aboutyou knowpie?
Maybe its wishful thinking, but if I was the president of the pie support group, Id forbid other dessert talk at the meetings. I mean, there are cake support groups out there. And ice cream support groups. And cookie support groups. Hell, theres even general dessert support groups, in case you have no idea what kind of dessert you want to eat. I really have no problems with these other desserts I eat most of them sometimes but at the end of the day, Im there to talk about pie. But Im not the president, and I cant forbid anything. People can talk about cake, pudding, cookies, or muffins all they want.
I like pie. I go to a support group to talk about my love of pie with like-minded pie eaters. If you have a shared love of pie, youre more than welcome to come on down and join the discussion. If you come around to talk about cake or pudding or cookies, Im not sure its the right place for you. Youre still welcome, of course, but try to show the pie lovers a bit of courtesy. Its be much appreciated.
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