<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ben&#039;s Bitter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://bensbitterblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[bensbitterblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://bensbitterblog.com/author/bensbitterblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Free Time Bitter Friday&nbsp;Giftures]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>When you are younger all you want is for people to pay attention to you. Feed me, cuddle me, give me toys, take me to the park.</p>
<p>When you get older and can feed yourself, get all the cuddling you can handle from your kids, get all the toys you really want, and can&#8217;t stand running in the park anymore, you just want people to leave you the heck alone.</p>
<p>With work swallowing up 40+ hours a week, family swallowing up 25+ and sleep 40+ a week, there really isn&#8217;t that much time for the old bitter self.  Why does everyone else require so much time from me, but Bitter Guy can&#8217;t get a few minutes every few weeks? We&#8217;ll leave the answer up to the Bitter Friday Giftures.</p>
<p><strong>It doesn&#8217;t help that people&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3kIcyN7fUtlUA/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="278" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;are they way that they are. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Why does everyone always have to&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3og0IutwtX4RKpPIMU/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="420" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;act so helpful? </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>I said&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohs5WklR057JfWH6w/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="269" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;I&#8217;m done talking. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Maybe I will look forward&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohc19wXel5G67uX1m/giphy.gif" alt="" width="600" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;to my days of not being able to hear so well. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>I have to do something important&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/l41ox0LeKTFstOd5m/giphy.gif" alt="" width="500" height="401" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;like play games. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>My favorite thing&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/26ufdBj3OzKehe2cM/giphy.gif" alt="" width="500" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;to do. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>How I feel&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/1zhqJ611zITg8NThrg/giphy.gif" alt="" width="500" height="281" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;whenever someone says a word. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Whenever some asks me&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/l2p8QOk5RNiPydH05c/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="480" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;for directions. </strong></p></div>
<p>Just curious.</p>
<p><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/xUPGcywX0DOmKNhwOs/giphy.gif" /></p>
<p><strong>Neither do I&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/1gdkJMAfswuGc2GEwG/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;why are you here again? </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Yeah&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 370px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/xT0xeEwdcHU0H9cRGM/giphy.gif" alt="" width="360" height="361" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;you stay over there. </strong></p></div>
<p><strong>Alrighty&#8230;</strong></p>
<div style="width: 490px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/41xmKRb9gZvbGJK4jD/giphy.gif" alt="" width="480" height="480" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>&#8230;gotta go. </strong></p></div>
<p>What are some of your best tactics for letting people know you gotta go? I always just start inching toward the door and pretending I can&#8217;t hear you. Do you have any advice for me so I can get better at people avoidance?</p>
<p>ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH</p>
<p>Bitter Avoiding people Ben</p>
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