conversations with jon #543

conversations over a pint of guinness and a shot of jameson's...

me: "i see myself in them. it's scary. we're all like that a bit. we've all dealt with these issues. i think it just comes down to coping mechanisms. some of us find ways to cope and others don't"

j: "i hope you mean sometimes. that only sometimes you feel like you have to cope"

me: "i don't know. i mean we're dealt shit every day and some of us let it roll off like water off a duck's back, some of us stress out more but have coping strategies in place, and some people can't handle it and have a breakdown."

j: "if you're telling me that every day is just comprised of ways that you're coping with feeling shitty, then what am i doing here?"