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Have you ever known someone with a "black cloud" over their head? This person seems to always has misfortune through no fault of their own (well sometimes it's their fault). Obviously some people make bad decisions, but some people seem to have bad luck, regardless of what decisions they make.
Our office assistant is like this. Within the past two months, she has experienced:
Office computer hard drive died
Involved in a crash where the driver left the scene
Flat tire & the replacement tire was faulty two days later
That all seems unrelated, and I don't think of most of that as a big deal. Those are all things that often happen, and it's just coincidental that they happened in a short span of time. Two of those could be attributed to not paying attention, but still seems in normal range to me.
It seems like some of her problems are from not paying attention or thinking ahead. Maybe she's young? I know that when I'm really stressed or tired or preoccupied, that's when I do something like cut myself while chopping. Recently did this while chopping potatoes. I was stressed and not paying attention.
After learning the hard way about things like dropping brand new phones, when I recently bought an iphone, I actually ordered an Otterbox case for it at the same time, so when I received the phone, it went directly into the case for it to protect it. I also buy warranty insurance for new, expensive things, so if I spill coffee on my new Macbook, it will be replaced.
And I wonder about the replacement tire she bought. What kind of tires is she buying, that they go flat and fail? That's another thing we usually learn the hard way when we're young. I can remember buying retreads and hearing them peel off while driving down the highway LOL.
Hard drive - why was the office hard drive her problem? Or was it her responsibility to be sure her work was backed up, and she didn't do it?
Drivers leave the scene of a crash all the time. That happened to me, too.
Frequently sick - is she calling in to take time off work because she's sick?
She sounds young and distracted. Party animal not getting enough sleep?
Anyway, I think a lot of her problems are of her own making. And there's always the glass half empty, glass half full attitude, too. If you're looking for proof that your life sucks, you'll find it - and same for the opposite.
I had this six years ago, and it's happening again....
Six years ago my mom was diagnosed with cancer, my sister with leukemia, my dad was given his last rites (somehow did not pass) my son diagnosed with Aspergers, I was being bullied at my job...it was endless.
Now my father just passed, my husband lost his job and our hot water heater just broke spilling gallons of water all over the house creating thousands of dollars in damage. No idea what the hell I am going to do.
Have you ever known someone with a "black cloud" over their head? This person seems to always has misfortune through no fault of their own (well sometimes it's their fault). Obviously some people make bad decisions, but some people seem to have bad luck, regardless of what decisions they make.
Our office assistant is like this. Within the past two months, she has experienced:
Office computer hard drive died
Involved in a crash where the driver left the scene
Flat tire & the replacement tire was faulty two days later
Cut her finger pretty badly slicing tomatoes
Dropped her brand new phone
Frequently sick
Office computer: not her fault or her concern
Car accident: can happen to anyone at any moment
flat tire with bad spare: again, can happen to anyone. (when the last time YOU checked the condition of your tires, much less checked your spare?)
Cutting her finger: people do this all the time while cutting fruit/veggies.
Dropped her phone: Again, something that happens to people ALL THE TIME. (well, not me..I don't drop my iPhone, but I do know people who've had to repair theirs quite often.
Sick: People get sick all the time. Maybe she has kids in school or daycare. Right now the flu is bad in my area and so pneumonia and strep throat.
This stuff happens to a lot of people everyday and has nothing to do with a 'black cloud' hanging over them.
I had this six years ago, and it's happening again....
Six years ago my mom was diagnosed with cancer, my sister with leukemia, my dad was given his last rites (somehow did not pass) my son diagnosed with Aspergers, I was being bullied at my job...it was endless.
Now my father just passed, my husband lost his job and our hot water heater just broke spilling gallons of water all over the house creating thousands of dollars in damage. No idea what the hell I am going to do.
Have you ever known someone with a "black cloud" over their head? This person seems to always has misfortune through no fault of their own (well sometimes it's their fault). Obviously some people make bad decisions, but some people seem to have bad luck, regardless of what decisions they make.
I have known a few people who seem like they have a streak of bad luck. It happens. At least hers are not serious ones. Maybe her luck will change soon.
I've known a couple of people who seem to have a run of bad luck, and can't catch a break.
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