So... for those of you (yeah, pretending like I have a real audience again) who don't quite understand the complexity of my adversity to normalcy, let me explain to you my Forbidden Words list....
I have a list (I'm talking a
PHYSICAL list) of words that I have classified as "forbidden". Once on this list, these words are forever removed from my vocabulary and my friends (at least those who respect me) are then no longer allowed to use these words in my presence. Words can be become forbidden for a variety of reasons. If they evoke unpleasant thoughts... they are forbidden. If they do not flow smoothly off of my tongue, thus making one sound as though they have a speech impediment... they are forbidden. Or, as is the case with my most recent addition, if they make chills go down my spine because of a person overusing the word in an annoying way... they are forbidden.
Let me now introduce you to my newest Forbidded Word:
HUBBY
I have grown to HATE that word. Let me give you a history as to why. Over the years, I might have heard some of my married female friends refer to their spouse as the above word here and there; however, it has been so sparingly, I cannot even give a
specific example of EVER hearing them use it. Most of the time though, they will refer to him by name (Jon, Curt, Austin, etc.) or even, heaven forbid,
'my husband'.
Well someone in my close proximity here at the Willey Ward refuses to refer to her spouse by ANYTHING other than the newest forbidden word entry. And, I bet you CANNOT guess who this freak of nature is..... you got it......
FREAKIN' LI'L HITLER!!! Now you might think I am exaggerating when I say she refuses to use anything but that word. But I am not. She has NEVER, not even once, referred to her husband by ANYTHING but that vomitacious word. And what makes it worse, is she finds it necessary to talk about him incessantly. Now, I know her husband's name; it is Tony. And I've met Tony and I have absolutley to negative feelings for him as a person. But the mere fact that he is continually and constantly referred to as the repulsive 5 letter word above makes me feel rather nauseous. I'm not kidding.
BUT WAIT!! It gets worse. Li'l Hitler not only refers to Tony as that vile phrase, she finds it necessary to refer to EVERYONE'S other half as that word.
"Jennifer, was that your <
insert forbidden word here>?"
"Janice, your <
insert forbidden word here> looks familiar"
"Kim, does your <
insert forbidden word here> like German Mush?"
It doesn't matter who she is talking to, what she is talking about, or when she is talking (side note: which is
always!), that word is used exclusively when referring to a husband figure. And I'm so sick of it. I'm done with it. Li'l Hitler is SOLELY responsible for that poor word now being officially Forbidden. It's done. Gone. FINITO!!!
If it was at all possible, I believe I'd make a Forbidden Person list. Though it would be short (only 3 people I can think of right now who would occupy it), it would be nice to make the people on that list gone forever.....