Enter Mr.'s Winzy and Standridge each in their unique way have characteristics that we have been able to identify and label. If you ever engage in these behaviors you maybe quickly and succinctly be called out as either Winzying or Standridging depending on the given situation.
An important point to note is that these two individuals did not write the book on their behaviors, in fact, you yourself may know a person or persons that exhibit these same behaviors.
Here is a breakdown:
Winzying - is the process of being late or not even showing up for events you are invited to attend and have agreed to attend. This often happens at a 50% or higher rate. Now, you may know someone like this, but, this is how Mr. Winzy differs from others and thereby renders himself unique: Mr. Winzy has no recollection, no remberance, no idea that he has committed himself to be at any event he misses. If he is late, it is as if he is not late. Maybe he did not remember the time that he was suppose to be there, so being there whenever he arrives is in fact being on time.
The final and most important aspect of this characteristic is that when you are late or if you have not come at all and you are confronted with the knowledge of your lateness or abscense you offer no excuses. I would described this as "situational amnesia" a.k.a. Winzying.
Standridging - most prevalent in marriages. This is where the person agrees to attend an event and doesn't. Or begs off attending altogether. In either case the person uses the standard "I have (or I had) to do something with the family" excuse. This excuse is used at an extremely high rate - 99% or higher. While it is admirable that someone is focused in on their family, at this high a rate it is a cause for concern amongst fellow friends who know that this is strictly a "control" issue.
Haven't we all suffered from situational amnesia or lack of control in our lives?
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