I’ve been very jumpy lately. People scare me every little while without intending to. My children pop up where I’m not expecting them, and I scream, much to their amusement. My husband walks into our bedroom when my back is turned. “Arghhh!” Poor man.
It was particularly embarrassing last week when I was in the drive through line, waiting to pay for and collect my lunch. The process took longer than expected, and when the lady finally opened the window, I let out a scream like one from some teen horror movie. She just looked at me as if I was crazy, but didn’t say anything. I thought it was pretty funny, though. I laughed all the way home.
Another day we were in a full parking lot loading the kids back into the van. Jason crawled in the side door behind the kids to be sure they were all buckled in, and I was taking my time getting into the front passenger seat. I must have been deep in thought because when I heard a noise behind me, I screamed wildly. It was just a teenaged kid trying to get into the driver’s side of his vehicle. “Oh you scared me,” I apologized. “I’m so sorry. I guess I just didn’t expect anyone to be there.”
The mother must have come running around the car when she heard the screaming because she heard what I said and replied, “There is a car here!” in a tone that let me know I was a complete idiot.
Obviously, I hadn’t screamed on purpose. A thousand snarly comebacks instantly made their way to my brain, but I bit my tongue and said, “Why, yes there is!” in my best airhead impersonation and climbed into the safety of my van.
I’m hoping I’ll get over this increased jumpiness before I embarrass myself further!
You DO remind me more and more of Anri the more I read your stories. Thanks, Arggghhhhh, again for keeping your readers amused!
Have you been watching too many horror movies? 😉
So funny! My baby has been really jumpy lately, especially when he is really excited about something or doing something very naughty:)
You would be a good candidate for a haunted house right now. Maybe you would get all of your jumpiness out… probably not. 🙂
I think it’s a good thing–you are constant amusement for others. Good luck!
I AM THE EXACT SAME! It drives my poor husband crazy. He jokes that he’s going to start wearing a bell around his neck so that I hear him coming. Lol. I tell him, screaming is just a reflex. How can I possibly control a reflex?! Oh, I share your pain on this one.
Well, to Elizabeth, your husband isn’t the first to think of wearing a bell. My husband actually tied a cow bell to his belt when our two youngest of four left for boarding school at the same time. The house felt big and empty and I wouldn’t hear him coming on the carpet. Everytime he scared me and I screamed, it scared him. The cow bell took care of the problem.
ROFL!!!! Well you could try to change all that but what would be the fun in that?!
I’m jumpy, too, screaming for no apparent reason. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.
HA! You make me laugh! I have done that at the bank drive threw 🙂
I’m not a screamer. Never have been. I think it’s due to my Puritan upbringing.
Scream all you want Esther — it’s liberating! 🙂
A month or two ago in the middle of night my ex (who lived in the apt downstairs) came up for something and scared me I screamed so loud that my next door neighbor came running over with a baseball bat ready to defend my honor…LOL it was awful.
Ugh, I am really jumpy too, it drives me batty! One time, K jumped at the drive thru too, he and I both laughed the whole way home {I may or may not have just giggled thinking about it}.
rofl!!! at least you bring ppl smiles!
Guilty of it myself. Just the other morning, I was drinking some water when my daughter walked in, touched me on the shoulder and said good morning and I jumped out of my skin!! I think watching too much “Supernatural” may have something to do with it LOL.
after countless times of the same thing, i STILL jump everytime one of my small kiddos sneaks up behind me and touches the back of my legs!! 🙂
That’s too funny! My husband sometimes scares me on purpose, so of course a scream is perfectly acceptable. (And, of course, that’s exactly what he’s looking for…)