I was having a telephone conversation with That’s Not Chinese today, discussing various life matters, when she said, “Well, you know, you’re not emotional.” “What?” I asked and informed her, “Not true. I am emotional. That comment pissed me off. See?” “You know what I mean, you don’t get worked up about things,” she tried to clarify. “What you mean is I’m not dramatic,” I advised her. “I do like a little bit of drama,” she stated, at which time MissInformation walked in my office and I put the call on speakerphone.
“Tell her what you just told me,” I instructed That’s Not Chinese. She did and added, “You know, she doesn’t ever cry.” “I’ve seen her cry,” MissInformation advised That’s Not Chinese, paused, and finished her sentence, “because she is laughing so hard it brings her to tears.” “Thank you,” I told MissInformation.
“What I’m saying is she doesn’t cry or get emotional over other real things,” That’s Not Chinese continued to attempt to defend her point. “I cried the other day at a conference because a young girl was sad about her family situation. In fact, the person sitting next to me had to ask if I was OK.” “Whatever,” That’s Not Chinese replied.
A few hours later, I sent That’s Not Chinese a reply to an email she had sent me about depressants, “Made me cry a bit, but that’s because I’m an emotional person.” Her reply, “Shut up dork! You are emotional, just not as much as your daughter. Now stop it or I might cry. Wait, I am an emotional person on meds so I don’t cry anymore, lol.”
If I knew how to use emoticons, I would have replied with some yellow circle with eyes, doing something funky with his/her mouth. However, since I’m not a feelings demonstrator, I just deleted the email.