A broken coffee mug

@JudyEv (341752)
Rockingham, Australia
December 14, 2024 6:49pm CST
I thought I had a photo of the mug I'm going to write about but can't find it. The photo shows the cocktails we received at the clubhouse Christmas party. We had a visitor the other day and she managed to break Vince’s favourite cup. It was given to him by a work colleague quite a few years ago. It had got a bit faded from the constant washing in the dish-washer but the photo shows it in its heyday. It was an accident but it didn’t help that she found it funny. It didn’t seem a nervous laugh which affects some people when things go wrong. We met this lady during our couch-surfing days but lost touch for some years. Now she is living nearby and has sort of attached herself to us. I’m sure this sounds a bit harsh but we don’t have a lot in common and she has some very irritating habits. However, I’m sure we’ll muddle through.
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Kareng
@kareng (61152)
• United States
15 Dec
Oh wow, she sounds like a nightmare! I'm sorry Vince lost his favorite cup. They are special! I know I have my favorites, and my hubby does too! Maybe she will find somebody else to hang onto!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
In her favour, she is trying to find more friends and I feel sure she'll need less support from us as she meets more people more of her own age group.
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Kareng
@kareng (61152)
• United States
16 Dec
@JudyEv Yes, that sounds very logical.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (181971)
• United States
15 Dec
Maybe you can convenienty be "in the middle of something" whenever she wants to visit.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
At least she always rings or messages before visiting and we sometimes have 'something on' or 'are just on our way out'.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (181971)
• United States
15 Dec
@JudyEv Yes, or you could say one of our son's is calling in 5 minutes, and it will surely be a lenghty conversation. Soon you will be a master at creating fictious excuses.. Sometimes ya just gotta do, what you have to do.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36021)
• Philippines
15 Dec
Hmmm. I am thinking she needs company. Oh, sorry Vince broke his favorite mug.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
She is new to this city and does need company. I'm sure she'll find friends of her own age as time goes by.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36021)
• Philippines
15 Dec
@JudyEv Hope she can quickly.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50597)
• United States
15 Dec
I’m sorry that his mug got broken. One of ours was broken recently and it was a bit of a sentimental one. That’s terrible that she has attached herself. I hope you can find a way to detach her.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
She is making efforts to meet more people so that's good. She only moved to this city a few months back and is still finding her feet. I'm sure it will all work out.
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rakski
@rakski (125769)
• Philippines
15 Dec
Oh. Oh no. I hope she detached herself from you
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rakski
@rakski (125769)
• Philippines
15 Dec
@JudyEv that sounds like a plan
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
It will work out in time. Once we have the motor-home set up we'll be away travelling which will restrict her visits.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
15 Dec
I'm sorry Vince's favorite cup was broken.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
We do get attached to some things, don't we?
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M Cheung
@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
15 Dec
@JudyEv Indeed, we do.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (137553)
• India
15 Dec
Atleast she phones you when she has plans to visit you . You can always give excuses. And if it happens often she will surely know she is not wanted.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
We wouldn't shun her entirely. She's not too bad - just a bit difficult to put up with.
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (71540)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Dec
I don't doubt you will for sure.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (71540)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Dec
@JudyEv Yeah, that will deffently help.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
We will soon have our motor-home to go touring with so that will give us a good excuse for time away from her.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Dec
Oh no..she should watch out Judy.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139782)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Dec
Why would it be funny to break a mug. I broke two of my cat mugs lately and now I need to look for two cat mugs again.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
The mug was a bit faded but she still shouldn't have treated it as funny.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (107900)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Dec
Sorry it got broken. Hopefully she finds some different friends
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (107900)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Dec
@JudyEv That will help.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
She is still settling in to the area and is making an effort to find new friends.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Dec
Back in Latvia my favorite mug was one that said Life's a bi---- and then you die, The handle broke off and I used it as a measuring cup and later forgot what happened to it,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
I've heard that saying. I remember many cups losing handles but it's doesn't seem to happen so often nowadays.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
15 Dec
I'm sorry about Vince's cup. I have a favorite mug that I had when I first started working over 50 years ago. I would be upset if someone broke it. Good luck with the neighbor. Have a good day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
You do get attached to some items.
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Yumeko
@aureategloom (11155)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
15 Dec
i hope your husband is okay, i know that i would be mad and sad at the same time. and if she laughed, i'd probably just leave the room. some things are so simple and yet so precious to us. i don't know about the second part, i think that some people just want company. if she's lonely, i'd tolerate her irritating habits once in awhile
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
The mug incident was a bit strange. Perhaps it's her German upbringing or something. We'll still welcome her visits from time to time. She is a fly-in-fly-out worker so is only at home every second week.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
15 Dec
I'd be mortified if I break someone's mug. We get quite attached to these things and a good mug is a treasure for life!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Dec
I'd be really upset too if I broke a mug. I broke the handle of one at a house-sit and replaced it with another. She said it didn't have any particular sentimental value so that made me feel a bit better.
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