People keep calling their friends or class mates “sweetie” on the whatsapp, facebook or whatever way one meets them. Personally ,it sets my teeth on edge . Not only does it sound condescending, also a touch of “holier than thou “. Or “see, I have grown up , and you are right there , you retard.” Or maybe it doesn’t mean any thing , and I am overreacting . It should be considered one of those meaningless noises like “Oh”, or , “Ha”, “Ah”, that one makes when encountered by more intelligent beings .
I can’t stop my friend from calling me sweetie, but I can definitely stop reacting to it with an attack of hives. I can ,conversely, think of her as the one “who never grew beyond the sweetie stage”. Or a person with a seriously limited vocabulary , in so far as the greetings go .
“Sweetie , indeed.”
I can’t stop my friend from calling me sweetie, but I can definitely stop reacting to it with an attack of hives. I can ,conversely, think of her as the one “who never grew beyond the sweetie stage”. Or a person with a seriously limited vocabulary , in so far as the greetings go .
“Sweetie , indeed.”
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