Sticking the Knife In, But in a Funny Way
My friend Megan and I tease each other incessantly, which amuses us both to no end -- the cleverer the insult, and the sharper the comic timing, the more we like it, as long as there's a balance and we remind each other every so often that we really are great friends.
So we were talking on the phone the other night, and I had just jokingly paid myself a huge compliment. Then I went for that balance thing. Big mistake.
Me: Truth be told, I'm harder on myself inside my head than you could imagine.Megan: I don't know. I'm going to have to think about that.
Me: What do you mean?
Megan: I don't think you're nearly as hard on yourself inside your head as I'm hard on you inside my head.