I Give You, The Honey Badger

by | Oct 3, 2012 | Boundaries, identity, Saying no, The Honey Badger | 0 comments

Now, I’m about as spiritual as an Egg McMuffin sandwich.  But, I’m going to dip my toe in the water here anyway.  Today, I’m going to assign you a new totem animal.  Yes I am.

The next time somebody calls you up and asks you to bake 12 batches of cookies for a PTO meeting.  The next time one of your kids starts a sentence with “If you were any kind of real Mom you’d…..” The next time your girlfriend wants to drop her kid off for the weekend because her babysitter has the mumps.

I want you to place your hand over your heart and connect with your inner honey badger.

Because, when you say, “I’m sorry, that’s not going to work for me,” you may get some guff. And you need to learn one important thing.  The Honey Badger, he don’t give a shit.

 

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