Grown up tantrums

Yesterday morning, I was walking my friend's little dog when we came up on a grandma-aged woman with a little boy that looked about two years old. He was curled up on the cold sidewalk with the women looking down at him.

"He won't get up - one of his tantrums," she said. Then the dog put her nose in his face and made him laugh. But he stayed on the ground.

Seeing the scene made me think of all the adult tantrums that happen. I've seen or heard about lots of them lately. And I have a hunch the tantrums single people have are more likely to happen in public. And many of them have lasting consequences.

One friend broke his pinkie finger. Again. And he did it by putting his fist through a wall. A broken finger doesn't help much for a musician's guitar playing. Then there's the expense.

Another friend told me about something he saw. One of our mutual friends was sitting at the bar alone. When he saw her crying, he checked on her. She told him someone had asked her to name three things people like about her. She was upset because she couldn't think of one. After a few minutes of getting attention, she seemed fine. Something tells me he might not check on her next time he sees her tears.

Then there was the drunk guy who wouldn't leave the pub like the manager asked. His tantrum was in front of a pub full of people and a cop. It got him pepper sprayed and arrested. That's one he'll carry with him for life. Now a police report that calls this "public tantrum" instead of public intoxication and resisting arrest would be much more accurate.

And finally, one friend's ex-girlfriend has a way of finding out how to contact every girl he goes out with.  She has little tantrums and tells them how he hits girls, has STDs and a small penis and cheats. Uhm...so why did she date him for so long and why can't she move on?

My friend reminded me that as adults, these tantrums are called breakdowns or episodes or outbursts. Honestly, some people are just pegged as moody. Then there's cra cra - usually what I hear guys call girls. I also notice how girls and guys both still go for the cra cras. I guess a hard cock or wet pussy is enough to forget sanity. So who looks cra cra now?

I wish I could put that little boy in a time machine and see him in 20 to 25 years to see if he'll be one who has grown-up tantrums too.

Single girls -- if they've had a tantrum once, they will again. And next time they do, picture them as a two-year-old with a red face wearing a diaper. How long do you want to live with that? To me, it's a deal breaker.

Love to the single girls,
Addison