Fawlty Showers

“Not That Count, Discount!”

I ran into Marti smoking in the parking lot a few days later. I told her she did the right thing by waiting for the money until she was a little deeper into recovery.

 “I almost took the money,” Marti said.

“But you didn’t,” I pointed out. “Give yourself some credit.”

Marti shook her head. “But I wanted to. I was drooling thinking about how drunk I planned to get.”

“You’re making me crazy,” I said. “Quit discounting the positive.”

“Doing what?”

“Refusing to accept a compliment.  Not giving yourself credit. Discounting the positive you’ve done.”

“OK, but I really, really wanted to take the money and run.”

“I’m going to run you over with my car,” I said.

 

Today I won’t discount the positive.

 

Fawlty Showers is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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