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The Gorilla in the Room…
Posted under Family, How I See It by Mike
Is it me or has there been a 400 pound gorilla lurking around most people’s homes of late? He’s there but no one wants to acknowledge him. He’s this great big, hairy, menacing looking animal ready to pounce when you least suspect it. You avoid him as does your spouse, yet there he is sitting in the corner watching you and your loved ones.
I know him all too well. He’s been sitting around my house for months. He showed up about a year ago when my company started having layoffs. He got more annoying when the bank I work for started to come under the scrutiny of FDIC. He was really breathing down our necks when the new bank was “sketchy” about what would happen to us, the former employees.
He settled down a bit when we were offered a severance plan, but he still persisted on overstaying his welcome. He knows that the immediate future is not pretty and he’s just biding his time.
This oversized, hairy, ugly gorilla is of course “the recession” or “economic woes” that every family is dealing with. Whether you’re personally impacted or your family is dealing with this, it all hits home. Parents, grandparents, kids, relatives, close friends. It doesn’t matter.
This gorilla starts fights with your spouse when the overdue bills come. He looms around when an extra curricular activity will involve finances already stretched thin. He’s that annoying house guest that just needs to go.
After May 15th, I and my family have an uncertain future. Am I worried? A little. But I recognize that there is a 400 pound gorilla who’s become my house guest. Knowing he’s there, my family and I will do what it takes to make him feel very unwelcomed.
If I give him a banana, will he go away?
I’ve noticed that gorilla too. I keep hoping he’ll go away. Sometimes it seems like he’s disappeared, but then I notice him again out of the corner of my eye.
Hey, we’ve been passing around this book at work. A few coworkers said they read it years ago but I had never heard of it. It’s a short, motivational read that’s pretty appropriate for these times. It’s called “Who Moved My Cheese.” Ever read it?
Terri’s last blog post..Get Blogged by Terri – Oscar’s Tavern
The gorilla isn’t going to be going anywhere anytime soon, so we all need to find ways to dress him up in goofy clothes and do other strange things to keep him at bay.
At one point, he’ll either get embarassed or bored and leave
M@’s last blog post..Whoops!
I wish it were that easy. I keep averting my eyes, but I know he’s there.
citizen of the world’s last blog post..A little environmental progress.
If you give a gorilla a banana, he’s going to want a place to poo.
Weaselmomma’s last blog post..Dad’s and Daughters
If by ‘banana’ you mean ’150 bagillazillion dollars’ then yes, I think he will go away!
Jen’s last blog post..The ‘whoa that’s weird’ post.
Possibly….try getting him drunk first and see if he forgets why he’s there.
Heather’s last blog post..Duuuuude
If we feed him our worthless stock certificates, maybe he’ll get sick and die!
Cocotte’s last blog post..Shopping In Peace
The gorilla is there, I’m with WeaselMomma, give a banana and he’ll want to poop. I’m not letting him distract me. Things will either get better (most likely) or horrifically worse (less likely). I’ve watched all the zombie movies so i know how to handle the horrifically worse. Just go looking for the hot chick at the movie theater. Wait, was that “Night of the Comet”?
OhCaptain’s last blog post..Shopping: 5 year old style
These are tough times. I hope we find a way to bring our families closer together.
Congress has thrown everything but a banana at him and he is still hanging tough. I don’t like gorillas.
Otter’s last blog post..Learning to Stretch a Dollar
There you go, giving the one who sits around all day doing nothing a free handout with the expectation he will be satisfied.
And you call yourself a conservative!
above average joe’s last blog post..Usually Due To Long Lines At Football Games
Keep him there – he can toss out the bill collectors.
hang in there – we all are effected. Everytime I speak to someone in your area, i ask what they do and do they need people.
Oscar’s last blog post..Friday the 13th – YES!
It’s best to think of the gorilla as representing the bankers and other lords of high finance and the federal government as The Man With the Yellow Hat. In which case, we are in worse trouble than we realize.
Worried Dad’s last blog post..Toxic junk found in baby shampoos and soaps
ditto. we’re not eating out much…
movin’’s last blog post..Saying Goodbye Again
We seem to have one at our house too. I do freelance work and there has not been a lot of “paid” work lately. Too bad I can’t get paid for taking care of our baby.
Daddy Forever’s last blog post..Nake Baby – Day Seven
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