Power Moves

People like to assert their power in some strange ways.

Examples:

The guy who screams at his 16 year old kid for having a fender bender then takes care of it.

Or the guy who does the same thing when his wife has an accident.

The other day I inadvertenly pulled into McDonald's drive thru from the wrong side. Thinking there were no cars in line, I pulled right up to the window. The woman at the window started yelling at me, letting me know what I'd done. But then she said, "I'll let you order THIS TIME but don't ever do it again."

Realizing she was on a little power trip I said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I wouldn't dream of letting you take my order. I'll drive around."

That took the wind out of her sails.



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