Medication could help with this...

The following is a true email I received. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.



Hey girls! Hope everyone is having a great week. I have totally dropped the ball on this one and I feel sooooooooooo badly-I hope that you all will jump in and bail me out. I have promised Shirley that I would throw a sip and see for everyone to meet the baby-and mostly a chance for us to shower her and make her feel special...so...I left it on the back burner and I hosted 4 other baby showers in August-now this is the last one and it is Sept and the baby has been here for weeks...ahhhh....I apologize! ...anyway-I've talked with her and the best date for her is next Thursday-Sept 6th- I know this is so soon and with no advance warning-totally my fault! I was trying to secure a location-will have it here if I have to but Joey will be gone and I hate for a babysitter to get the kids down with us here so I was trying to avoid my house....then Laverne offered but with her baby so soon, can't really do that to her-then I roped Jennifer b/c she is so close to Shirley location wise-but now Jennifer's husband has to travel and they have bday plans Thurs night...then, I got the unexpected email from Courtney-we had talked about Shirley's girls night out being the bunco replacement in Aug and I'm sorry to put one party on top of another....but I promise this will be VERY LOW KEY-just drinks, baby girl presents-nothing big at all. If someone is willing to have us over for an hour or two next Thurs, that would be awesome, if not, any suggestions on a great rest-we could have margaritas/dinner at El Arroyo b/c it is so close!?!? Okay-please email me and let me know if you can make it or ideas-totally appreciate it-I will now keep my mouth shut and stop messing up plans...Ms. Disorganized and Needs Meds



What the Fuck???? First of all, Shirley emailed Ms. Disorganized and Needs Meds insisting that this not take place...not once, but four times. Some poor unsuspecting soul stepped up to the plate and bailed her out, agreeing to host this soiree at 7 pm on a Thursday night...which leads to my second point - it's on a weeknight at 7 pm, people...school has started AND do you really think Shirley and her now 7 week old baby want to be the center of attention from 7 until 9 pm at night????? Shirley is a pretty good friend of mine, though the friendship is 95% onesided (benefiting her of course), but I have totally opted out of this craziness. The above email makes me bonkers just reading it. I did my new baby duty by co-hosting a barbecue for Shirley and her family in honor of the new addition to the family, by helping out after the baby was born, and by being the ONLY friend on the block that visited the Shirley clan in the hospital after the baby was born. Shirley has all but begged for me to attend this get together, and I am firm in my stance. This is a good representation of what my neighbors are like...