Have you ever tried doing something that you hate?

Philippines
January 2, 2010 4:41pm CST
Have you ever tried doing something that you hate? how does it feel or how did you deal with it?
7 responses
@May2k8 (18127)
• Indonesia
6 Jan 10
Yes, I hate repair the computer. I feel all that there is no hope to overcome all of that. The first time I did was do what I love, and try to like what I do not like. You know, I used to not know what to do in myLot, then I hated it when no single word there is in my mind. I saw the scene out there is very interesting, and I like having a new life.
@GADHISUNU (2162)
• India
4 Jan 10
My job for instance.Not that there is something inherently wrong with my job as such. Given the right kind of opportunity and and some courage to innovate my job should have been very interesting.But then the way of commercial enterprises being what it is, you are left with no choice other toe the official line. Some rare challenges are thrown in once in a way. In anticipation of these once-in-a-blue-moon interesting events you keep carrying the cross.
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
3 Jan 10
I am not too comfortable in deep water, and we bought a home on a lake. My father decided that I should learn to water ski. I have to add that I am not too coordinated. I have broken my nose three times. First time I dropped a chair on it in middle school. Then I had a basketball thrown in my fact in High school and then I got hit in the nose with a engine block. Anyhow, my father really pushed about my learning how to ski. I hated it, couldn't see any point to it and really didn't want to do it. But father was a very nasty pushy man so I kept trying to keep him happy. I took serious falls from the skis. I couldn't get up and he finally got angry and hit the accelerator lever full throttle and pulled the muscles in both hands. I kept trying until one day I did my usual fall from the skis and went under the water, came up and had one of the water skis hit me full force in my mouth. It took fifteen stitches to close the wound and then a couple of days later my front tooth fell apart during breakfast. It took 5 trips to the dentist and $1500 in dental work to fix the problem. I would get sick to my stomach every time we would go to the lake house, because I knew that father would push for me to try the skis again. I would tense up and shake like a leaf when I would get the ski belt on and grab the ski rope. I would be in tears at the end of an afternoon because my father would be chewing me out for not being able "to do something so simple". Fortunately after I got the ski in the mouth he backed off and decided that it wasn't really important that I learn to water ski.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
3 Jan 10
Yes, various kinds of dental work. My problem is that I had perfect teeth until I was in my 20's...after I had given birth to my son...so I had no experience with the dentist actually doing anything other than cleaning my teeth. I dealt with it the first time by dragging my father along with me. Although it's not as bad as I believe it will be, I still don't deal with dental procedures well.
@jazzsue58 (2666)
3 Jan 10
well, a few months back I had a request to write forex articles. I HATE anything to do with currency or the foreign exchange - anything that says "City/Commerce" - it's just all so booooring - or so I thought. I kinda got talked into it - and found it FASCINATING! Now, I can't get enough of the foreign exchange, even though it's all very complicated. I discovered there's a lot of stats and maths involved - which tickled my scientific and enquiring side. Sometimes, something you think you hate turns into a love affair - ignorance breeds negativity!
@allknowing (130292)
• India
4 Jan 10
That is one factor I think is there in everyones life day in and day out. There are so many routines I hate to do but for survival I need to do them. I ask myself a question 'what if I dont' and the obvious answer would be 'in that case stop living' and that gets me into action.
@tuyakiki (3016)
• India
2 Jan 10
I really hate any kind of cleaning.On the last occasion,I had to clean the floor of my house on my own and apart from it I had to clean the toilets too. It was a very awful task but I had to do it as our cleaner is absent from his work..Cleaning becomes more hard if it is a winter tie as it is now. I had to do a lot of task with water and the water is cold,which is annoying.