another way of simply describing how oppositional defiant disorder is, is to imagine a dog on a leash that has to be dragged along while it backpedals furiously with it's eyes rolled back into it's head.
the answer is "no" every time when i am prevailed upon by those who think they have authority over me.
once i was in a tavern waiting for my dinner to be cooked, and i was the only person sitting at a 4 person table, and the place was packed, and a testosterone fueled young man came to my table and said:
him: g'day champ. i'm just going to relieve you of these 3 chairs.
me: i'm sorry?!?
him: you dont' need the other three chairs mate, so were gonna take them if that's ok.
me: no it's not ok. you can see that my brief case is on the chair beside me, and i have my feet resting on the chair in front of me. and the other chair is a spare in case i need it.
him: are you serious?
me: yes.
him: just put your f****n briefcase on the ground and take your feet off this chair and forget about the "spare" dude.
me: i'll give you a chair in your head if you really want one.
him: duuude... can ya back that up c*nt??
me: yes i can. i was sitting here first.
him: your'e a f**k wit mate.
i stood up and picked up my chair, and was immediately constrained by security (who were aware of the escalating situation) and i was expelled from the tavern and the young man got all 4 seats and i did not get my meal that i paid for and i did not get a refund.
i was banned from that tavern permanently and i never went back .
if he had asked me nicely if i could spare some chairs from my table, i would have said yes,
the point was that he imposed his authority on me by expecting me to give him the chairs because he was "stronger" and more deserved than me, and he expected me to just melt and oblige and he tripped a trigger that i can not ignore.
02 Mar 2013, 10:04 am
