Awaiting Women

Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:24 PM
Subject: Stephen

Hi all,

Stephen has learned to be patient. He has had to. I explained to Stephen that he'll spend a good portion of his life waiting for women, so I'm helping him get used to it.

Gran was amused to find Stephen reading while he waited for someone to get him up.

A couple of days ago Simon had a mug of coffee on the coffee table. He warned Stephen it was very hot. So Stephen dipped his finger in it. He then felt the mug to see whether that was hot, and then dipped his finger into the coffee one more time to confirm that the coffee was definitely hot.

Stephen is a sensate.

Hope all is well with you guys.

Love,
Rachel

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On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Ross Miller wrote:
Listen Magoo...

This business of Stephen spending all his life waiting for women... I am the one to educate him about this phenomenon, not you. I simply know more about it. And the trick is not to be patient, or "get used to it". That's only what girls think. Girls think men are performing some proper function by waiting around patiently.

The trick is to learn strategies, which not only make better use of the time, but also alter the future. Read a book, for instance, is a good strategy. Always have a book with you. I have got through War and Peace, Vanity Fair, and quite a lot of the Bible, while waiting for your mother. (And for you, incidentally...) Other possible strategies include getting real mad (but that one is ultimately too costly... it just helps sometimes to lay a real good guilt trip on them...) I do not really advise getting mad. It is also a good time to recalibrate the clock in your car, do your fingernails, make difficult or boring phone calls -- best of all, make one or two phone calls which really annoy someone. You can check your tyre pressures or even clean the car, inside or out, or both, that's entirely up to you. If you are waiting in some public place there are endless possibilities. Mentally write short stories about the weirdos you see. All of this and much more we could call the creative use of time spent waiting for females. But Stephen needs proper instruction in this at the right time... not some boring old advice to be patient.

Much love and shalom,

Ross

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On 01 March Lex Miller wrote:

There are various grades of being made to wait:
1. No waiting required. This is only theoretically possible.
2. Being made to wait a period of time for which patience is possible for the normal bloke.
3. Being made to wait a period of time for which patience is possible for the normal saint.
4. Being made to wait a period which renders the eventual departure meaningless.
5. Suffering 4 and then being blamed for it.

Getting used to it only takes you as far as about 2.5.
Reading a book may take you to 3.
Number 4 probably required some sort of preemptive action.
If anyone knows how to deal with 5, please let me know.

Lex
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On 02.03.10, Rhys Miller wrote:

Stoicism works for the 2 to 4.5 range.

Rhys