I've been called bossy my whole life. I usually shrugged it off as just another word used by my brothers to try to belittle me. Which it never did. I knew what I wanted and was saying it out loud. Being bossy was a good thing when I was a kid.
Only once did this word bring me down, when I was in my early twenties. One of my girlfriends told me I was "bossy". She hurled the word at me in an argument and it stopped me in my tracks. Afterwards, thoughtful, I went out with a male friend, who happened to be in the military.
"Steve...do you think I'm
bossy?" I asked him.
"JC," he said, looking right at me, "You have leadership qualities."
"Ok. So then I
am bossy."
* * * * *
I've been reading some
chatter on the Innerwebs around this word lately. Last night, I was putting
my son to bed, and we snuggled (yes, he's fourteen and still wants to snuggle sometimes) and mused about life. I decided to ask his opinion.
"Boy....do you think I'm
bossy?" I asked him.
He said, "YEAH MOM. You are SO bossy!!"
"What do I say or do that's bossy?"
"Mawwwm! You say, (high-pitched lady voice) "Start your homework, come help with the dishes, clean up your room, eat properly!" GEEZ it's so annoying!"
"Okay. So then I
am bossy."
I smiled. I'm alright with this.
What do you think of the word "bossy"?
