Currently listening to: Rockell – In A Dream
Never in my dreams I thought I’d be with you
You’re often on my mind, I’ll always love you
When I close my eyes just to see your face
I wish this were real, but I’m just dreaming
How do you react when provoked?
Prompt snagged from: NY Times
I do a few things, but it really depends on the situation I suppose…
- ignore the person. If the provocation is petty or coming from someone who’s just trying to get a rise out of me, I won’t give them the satisfaction.
- fight back, literally. Growing up, my brother and I used to get pretty violent. Trust me, it wasn’t my choice. He was the one always antagonizing me. Like one time, he took the door knob off my bedroom door, he hocked a fat wad of spit on my pillow, or pinched me with his toes while I’m trying to sleep. He used to love bugging the shit outta me when I’m minding my own business. The fighting would stop when he yelped in pain after I kicked him in the groin or punched him in the throat. I don’t condone violence but he just brought out the worst in me. Luckily, we grew out of that phase when we both went to uni.
- go into strategist mode. I can play the long game. At one of my past jobs, I dealt with subtle (and not-so-subtle) bullying because my colleagues and I were minorities. They were relentless. So I bided my time, kept my head down and did the work, kept receipts, and stayed one step ahead by anticipating their moves. Eventually, after nine months, they got bored when they couldn’t rattle me and moved on to bother someone else. It’s been years since I left but I’ve heard through the grapevine that they’re still at it, causing chaos and mayhem at the workplace.
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