My son is like a dog with a bone. He will not let go of an idea until you finally give in and agree with him. I guess that is why he is good at sales which is his profession. He has been nagging me for two years to try a recipe that he absolutely loves. When I mentioned this to my daughter, his sister, she said, "You must be exhausted." She, too, knows what it is like to have her brother hot and excited about something. Lately he has been after her to buy a Netti pot. Personally, I agree that it is probably a great thing to own if you are subject to allergies or colds, although I don't own one yet. In fact, I may have been the one to convince him to get it in the first place as I saw Dr. Oz demonstrate it on Oprah. Anyway, so far she has resisted but will eventually give in I'm sure. He is just so hard to resist. He's not obnoxious or pushy. Well, I guess he is pushy but in the most charming way possible. He presents the most convincing arguments and changes any negative thoughts you may have into positive ones.
My sister had a dog, Rocky, for about 17 years. I love dogs more than people so when I say he was obnoxious, you can believe me. He rarely came out from under the bed and when he did, he would bite you as often as not. He urinated all over the rugs the last year or so and sis was wishing for his early demise. Well, 17 isn't early but the sooner the better. When he finally did pass, she cried for days. She did love him in spite of his flaws and she mourned for quite a long time. However, she declared she would NEVER have another dog.
Several years later my son had to give his puppy up for adoption as he was moving to a new town with a new job and would be travelling extensively. He knew this would be unfair to leave his wonderful dog alone all day or for days at a time so he looked for a good family for her. My sister didn't have a prayer. He had her by the second sentence out of his mouth. She adopted the dog and loves her immensely.
He only "sells" things or ideas that are worthwhile. I should be able to trust him by now as he has never let me down. I don't know why it took me two years to try the recipe for fish tacos. I finally tried them tonight and they were absolutely delicious. I'm sorry I wasted so much time when I could have been enjoying them. He was right.
Fair warning: if you see him coming either put in ear plugs or just go ahead and do what he says right away as you will do it eventually anyway.
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Wasn't he the one who recommended that stock to you?
ReplyDeleteIn his favor, though, I really am glad he sold me on Betty, the dog.
By the way, where is the fish taco recipe? What a tease!
ReplyDeleteLet us not forget that it was HIS idea for you to write a blog. You didn't stand a chance!! Last visit he almost convinced Kris that reading a certain book would alleviate all of his back pain. I could see the ray of hope in K's eyes, but a day or so after Matt had flown home Kris lost the excitement and the book was never purchased. He does fire everyone up and make them so excited. Thank goodness he stumbles upon valuable things. I finally gave in and ate shrimp quesidillas after he kept on me for over a year--I couldn't eat feta while pregnant and I swear he must have marked that calendar everday waiting for my time to come to eat that meal. I think Owen was about 2 weeks old before I got the "shrimp quesidilla" email. If he wasn't in sales he could have been an excellent lawyer. I think he got all of that skill because I can't convince anyone to do anything. You've got to have the passion in your eyes and the drive in your heart--and he has it!
ReplyDeletePS- for the record, I realize now I spelled quesadilla wrong.
ReplyDeleteLindsay - Is that the shrimp quesadilla recipe you passed along to me? I bet your brother would be so proud. :)
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