3 Weeks On Grey Carpet

[Riot]

Mine's mud and snow. My first thought was sarcasm (as it usually is) and that if it were me, I'd carry a bag of glitter with me and make it rain on the offending ground. I do like the suggestion of making up a story with it, though, for realistic purposes. :D

 

[KeepingTime]

@Ragdoll Circus really no suggestions to offer here but thought I would share a story.

Mine is tile flooring. If you've read any of my "bathroom punishments" it was this huge bathroom in the house I grew up in that now my living room would fit in. It was '50's style grey and Pink tile EVERYWHERE. The walls, counter tub...and thousands of little one inch pink white and dark grey and light grey marble tile. It was soooo cold.

Ok that sucked and still is tormenting for me. But here is the funny story....

Our first house after my hubby and I married almost 20 yrs ago, we decided to remodel while we still live there. The grand plan was tile throughout. I, at that time had no memory of my childhood, so tile in the kitchen, hallway both bathrooms....the more the merrier!

Yeah I'd like to tell you that I overcame my fear....but that's not what happened. I tried so hard to stand on it it was like I was struck by lightening. Actually this might have contributed to my big meltdown...ok so I stink at telling a funny story...LOL

But for some reason I am laughing my arse off as I'm writing this. Makes no sense I know.

Anyway we had to move out of the house before the remodel was finished. I got stuck in the kitchen and couldn't move. I would have to go out the back door to go around to get to the living room and would have to crawl through my bedroom window at night.

Ok I really probably shouldn't even post this but you seem to have a pretty good sense of humor so I may do it anyway.

I have no idea why I find this so funny now but I truly do! It caused so many horrible debilitating memories for me...but maybe the fact that I can laugh at it now...maybe it will be inspiring to you or someone else. And I'm not even close to being "healed" from those memories.

My apologies if it seems like I'm making light of a very sensitive subject because I'm not. But somewhere in reading this thread I found the humor in MY story...so thank you!

 

[Sideways]

@KeepingTime - we have to have a sense of humour about it;)

Images of me when I'd get myself scrunched into a ball on a chair trying to keep my feet off the carpet, and nearly hyperventilating when I finally touched down with my toes and rushed to the nearest exit, as though I was going to catch some toxic disease by touching the carpet. And yeah, no detour is too long or inconvenient if it cuts down Carpet Contact!

It's tragically ridiculous, so we have to laugh!

 

[KeepingTime]

Such horrible memories. Like you told me about my book....it's an inanimate object but represents a lot of pain. But the carpet itself can't hurt you. (That did help me btw look at the book differently)

I just want you to have the mental image of my big ole' booty shimmying through my window trying not to step on the tile when you go to face your carpet. :wacky: Sure to bring a chuckle...even a little one.

You can do this!