Horrible truism that it is, truth is always stranger than fiction. Relationships are chock-full of stuff no-one could possibly imagine, or pass off as reality. And so I see strangeness at every turn.
One of The Boss's customers is a retired doctor. I should really capitalize 'Doctor', because he isn't merely a Doctor of Medicine, he's a DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.
You get the idea. He's a God Doctor, blessed with superior intellect, greater understanding, and is overall a better person than you and I could ever hope to be.
Ego is his ruling star. Although priding himself on having a balanced (Godlike?) view of the world he gives himself away at every turn. Most obviously this comes about because even his wife refers to him as Doctor Smith. Huh? His given name is Greg, and yet when she refers to him (to a mere limousine driver, for example) she calls him Doctor Smith, as in:
Doctor Smith and I love walking downtown for coffee in the evening, and Doctor Smith often has a brandy with his.
All the while he's sitting in the car behind me, barely four feet away, as we drive to Orlando Airport.
Any normal person with an ounce of humility would have put a stop to that years ago, and insisted on being called "Greg". At least by his wife, if not the likes of me.
Funny thing though. He's been fighting cancer for years now. I wonder if there's a connection.
3 comments:
Is she allowed to sit in the back with Doctor Smith or does the wife have to sit up front with you? LOL
that is sad on so many levels, sugar! xoxo
Ha ha, good point, Don. He's magnanimous enough to allow her the honour of sitting beside his august self.
It's so weird listening him to her talk to her like he's a sixth grade history and social studies teacher, and she's the dunce of the class.
I just shake my head and smile.
Savannah, it really is. Whyever does she put up with it? Habit? Is she hypnotized? Does he have skillz I don't notice?
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