January 17, 2009 About a time you learned something you were not supposed to know

I find out things I am not supposed to know all the time. For example, I was walking out of a room the other day and the door I was approaching was all glass. The people behind me, the ones I had just bid good-bye, were watching me. Not only could I feel their eyes on my back, but I could see them in the glass. They were appraising my looks, and gossiping about me, I could tell by their body language, which, again, I saw in the glass.

Then there is a family member who believes I am jealous of her. She does not think I know this, but I do. I could tell by the things she tells me, and the way she and her husband watch me closely for my reaction. I'm not jealous,but it's ok that she thinks I am.

There was the time I was not supposed to find out about an employee who was making a lot more money than I was for virtually the same job. That was not much fun.

I wish I could say that I found out about a surprise party but nobody has ever thrown one for me. I wish they would, but they won't. It's way too much trouble and nobody likes me that much.

I can read people and I can "tell" things by the things they say or don't say, or the way they look, or act. I read body language really well.

I am having trouble with this topic and that's ok. Because it's supposed to happen from time to time. I can always come back to this if I think of a time I learned something I was not supposed to know. I could write a fictional account of a sordid affair, or a deadly illness but let's keep it real for now.