Is ‘I’m Busy’ the
Socially Acceptable
Way of Saying
‘Eff You?’
Back in December 2013, the poo hit the
fan in my little world. I had been soooo
busy and soooo stressed for soooo long
that I wound up soooo in the hospital
with extreme exhaustion. Since then, I
have become very aware of others and
my own busy-ness, and there are
two truths I have discovered around being
busy.
M A R I E
TRUTH #1: It’s insulting when you go on
and on about how you cannot possibly do
something because you are oh so busy.
When you say to someone “I am so busy,” what you are essentially saying is “You are not a priority to me.” No, this is not true all
the time, but, in my findings, it is more often than not. And, more
importantly, when I have dug deep into what I really mean when I
tell someone I am so busy — and what others have told me when
they do the same — is that we are trying to make an excuse for why
we don’t want to do something for or spend time with a certain
person. Simply put, it’s a socially acceptable way of saying “eff off.”
“Sorry I haven’t called.
I’ve been so busy.”
D E L C I O P P O
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