Sense & Sensitivity....

When I was a kid, I remember watching movies with my parents and the moment there's a sad scene, my Dad would giggle in an attempt to cover up his tears. My Mom would then pat him on the back, roll her eyes then shake her head and turn to us to say "Obookom wayed 7assas". The fact was my Mom was just as sensitive but being a Scorpio, she did a great job at covering it up.

As I observed other family members, I realized that the sensitivity was actually in all of us but each one expressed differently and depended on the subject. For example, one sister is very sensitive about her career. She can talk passionately about it for hours and if she had an issue at the office, you might even see her cry about it!...I call her the Drama Queen, she actually cries just about everything but the career is what really triggers her.

On the other hand, I have a sister who I call the Ice Queen. Throughout my life I've never seen her cry. I knew she was sensitive but miraculously would store the information for future reference while holding herself together with not one tear. Amazingly enough, fate would have it that the day she had kids, a waterfountain was born! She became so sensitive to her children's needs/wants and so forth that the moment someone didn't comply to her children she'd cry a river! Who would've thought? An Ice Queen turned Mother Goose!

Then there's my independent sister who takes after my mother; sensitive but you'd hardly know it. She's been labeled the "Oh Well..Whatever" sister unless it's related to something she was organizing. Though she keeps her sensitivity in tact and bottled up where she believes it belongs, she'll freak out when things are not going according the way she visualized it. Ever heard of a bride who carried a color coded file on every step of her wedding including assignments for every family member?! If things didn't go her way, you know it meant a downpour. Well, to be fair the other time you'd see her cry is during some sappy commercial! (Sister dearest if you're reading this don't get mad, I love you just the way you are!..:)

She kinda reminds me of The Don. In one his posts he'd complained things weren't going his way lately. He realized he was trying to control things and that he should take things day by day. I totally agreed with him but I never did comment. Know why? Ever since he hurt my feelings by saying something silly to me on one of his posts, I never comment there anymore. That's how sensitive I am!

I've been labeled MissCosmo, The Sensitive One! Although it used to bother me when my Mom would accuse me of being "too sensitive". I've realized that it's nothing to be ashamed of. Afterall, I'd rather be "too sensitive" than INsensitive. Wouldn't you agree?

Oh...and speaking of you, what issue would trigger your sensitive buds?

Quote of the day "Only a fool knows everything. A wiseman knows how little he knows"