Life - The Drama
During a recent visit to my dentist, the hygienist and I engaged in the sort of small talk common to situations of that sort. At one point, she told a story about her daughter, then in eighth grade, who came home from school one day and asked: “Momma, why do some girls need so much drama?” The hygienist, a wise person, laughed at her remembrance of the event. She recalled also that she did not have a ready answer. Nor did I, though I am used to offering people my opinions. But it is interesting to think about that issue for this writing. When we think of people being dramatic – or in this case, overly dramatic - we think of them making much of their appearance before others. They enjoy feeling and displaying emotions. They have a taste for tension-filled scenes. They want others to know how they are interpreting a situation and how it is affecting them. The only thing that matters, or so it seems, is what is happening now. Dares, tantrums, and ultimatums reign. ...