Do you have drama in your life?

United States
September 8, 2009 5:45am CST
I am happy to say that I live a relatively drama free life. I do occasionally get involved in drama, like when I was dealing with my in laws on a regular basis I seemed to have constant drama coming from them. If I spend too much time on Mylot I can get myself involved in some of the drama around here. But that hasn't happened lately and I've been pretty drama free for awhile now. But then there's people like one of my friends. Drama just seems to follow her wherever she goes. She's in a whole heap of it at the moment with a friend of hers. It's gone so far that this other woman has even made threats against my friend's kids!! Geesh!! How she gets herself into these situations is beyond me!! So which are you? Do you tend to be more drama free, or are you the type that drama tends to follow you wherever you go?
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• India
8 Sep 09
Well, our in-laws seems to by our sole source of drama LOL…me too had some real good drama almost on a regular basis when I was staying with them. Basically they are very nice people but you know how staying together for prolonged period does sour the relation in so many cases. Now that I am on my own, my mom provides a little drama to my life. As it is she suffers from Alzheimer’s which she is loathe to admit but we all know and she knows it too, so that’s a big drama in itself. Her forgetting things keeps me on my toes always…just the other day, (the latest drama) I was sitting here at office, mylotting and almost dozing off just before lunchtime when she calls to say that she forgot to be at the bus stop at the designated time so the school bus went back to school with my son! And she was shouting and crying hysterically which was all the disconcerting to me as I was torn between rushing to her side or going to the school to bring my son! Anyways, she calmed down on her own and I had to rush out to my son’s school! Personally, I prefer to be drama-free, its too much of an effort to enact the roles to perfection LOL
• United States
8 Sep 09
I think I'd probably find a more suitable babysitter for your child as her disease leaves her incapable of providing proper care. I know she has your son's best interest and all, but that was definitly a warning sign that perhaps she's not the best option for getting him off the bus.
• India
9 Sep 09
Actually we are quite confused over her condition...my son stays with her simply coz the doctor advised us to keep her engaged. She went to office for so long and then after retirement, she was staying alone while dad took care of his business on a daily basis. Gradually she started losing her memory and then started brooding and now she has BP and thyroid problems too. Doctors say loneliness and inactivity is killing her brain...we had a hired help but she told her off! Mom's greatest character problems are that she's a control freak and doesnt admit she has a problem or that its human to err.
• United States
9 Sep 09
I can understand that. How old is your son?
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
9 Sep 09
I hate drama and am also lucky to stay away from it for the most part. I've found that no matter what I seem to get pulled into it though. I'm to the point now where I just cut people out who try to do that. I was friends with someone for a long time but things kept happening (because of THEM) that would cause a whole bunch of turmoil and BS and I eventually just had enough and stopped talking to them altogether. Then they had the gall to tell people that they didn't want to hang out with us anymore because we caused too much drama. Ya, whatever, say whatever you have to to make yourself feel better I guess. I just ignore people like that now, too much work and not worth the trouble.
• United States
9 Sep 09
Sounds like you're definitly better off without people like that around.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
8 Sep 09
I am drama free and love it......I went through all that raising my kids and now that they are grown and settled in I think most of the drama is gone....and I really don't like hanging out with people that surround themselves with it....so I like the calm life I am living!
• United States
9 Sep 09
Having too many dramatic people in your life would end up sucking you into their dramas. I only really know of the one person who's surrounded by drama, and I'm not especially close with her, but she does make things interesting sometimes!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
8 Sep 09
I'm mostly drama free. But my brother-in-law and my cousin? I could write a soap opera just around them....
• United States
9 Sep 09
I'm happy to be drama free, but I think knowing someone else who has a lot of drama helps make life more interesting... so long as you don't get sucked into it yourself!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
8 Sep 09
Hey kats! I used to a "Drama Queen"! But, not anymore! I am also living a drama free life and am so much happier and less stressed! I no longer have people in my life that will bring me into their drama and I don't take on any drama of my own these days! I cut the people that were causing the drama out of my life once and for all and that made a really big difference! It is such a great feeling to be free of people like that! You don't realize it while it's going on until it isn't anymore!
• United States
9 Sep 09
Glad you pulled yourself out of it. That's not an enjoyable life for anyone.
• United States
8 Sep 09
Most ofthe time I do not have drama but lately it's been drama haven! UGH!
• United States
9 Sep 09
Sorry to hear that.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
21 Oct 09
I can't stand drama. I stay as far away as possible. We had some friends that were always having alot of it, and alot they caused themselves. We have distanced ourselves from them, as we have better things to worry about, mostly dealing with my son's medical needs. I have come to realize that little things should just be let go, as you will go crazy if you let everything get to you.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
20 Sep 09
I am happy to say that for the most part...I am drama free like you. It never suited me anyway. I was always a quiet, very laid back person and never cared to get into conflicts with anyone. The drama in my life always was about me getting too involved in trying to help someone else and inevitebly it would infect my life somehow...someway. I got real real sick of it all and finally got more selective in whom I let into my personal life and front door. Life is for the most part, very very peaceful and serene right now. I love it. My 22 year old moves in and out and she is always one to drag drama in. It doesn't affect me like it did when she was 17. Now I can just listen and hope she learns. Some people thrive on it. I find it amusing at times. It can be stimulating but I don't let it affect my personal life in a negative way. I don't get real emotionally drawn into it all.
@gemini_rose (16264)
18 Oct 09
Unfortunately for me drama seems to follow me wherever I go, I am so much better off keeping myself to myself which is what I have gone back to. I have to say that this year has been awful drama wise and its been awful, but now I am getting things back to how they were, nice and peaceful which is just how I like it!
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
22 Sep 09
To me, almost everything is drama. Drama has surrounded myself and my fiance lately, when it comes to my mom that is! She's been making us stressed, but we're trying not to worry about it now. I have been known to stir drama, unintentionally I guess because I'm really just picky and like to know the truth, but then again not always. I guess that's pretty confusing. Drama can be bad, but it can be good... It can be just silly too!
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
8 Sep 09
Thankfully, I don't have drama in my life. I am so glad because I really don't have time to deal with things like that. I have a neighbor that constantly has something dramatic going on in her life but I think some of it is self inflicted for the attention and something for her to complain about. ****Good to see a post from you, haven't seen you in a awhile!****
• United States
8 Sep 09
Been busy, with life and kids being on summer break. They're back in school today.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
20 Sep 09
Hello, Well my life has probably been a really boring life. I think that if someone were to watch my life like a movie, they would probably fall asleep straight away while watching the movie. Yes my life is really boring! Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@maharlikah (1045)
• Philippines
9 Sep 09
With in laws too my life seems always in drama...lol Hmmm I don't care about it anymore I hate dramas. It's nice to be happy always. Well happiness is a choice.
• Kenya
8 Sep 09
i like to be drama free but life has its own way of bringing drama to me! right now i am being stalked by someone I don't know and they are threatening my life! i am pretty scared haven't left the house in 2 weeks!
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
8 Sep 09
I don't usually have much drama in my life. I don't like confrontation or drama so I try to stay away from it as much as possible. Wow, your friend's situation sounds pretty bad. I couldn't imagine things getting so bad that someone would threaten my kids. I haven't had any real problems with drama on mylot either. I tend to stay away from the drama that sometimes springs up over a discussion.
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
8 Sep 09
name it.. hahaha.. but hey, life has to go on. ive been through this and that before but time heals. life would never be fun without i should say. i have had stress-free or drama-free life but it's nothing like times with drama going on. hehehe.. you get to learn, move on, try other ways or things to get your life back or the way it should be..
• Malaysia
8 Sep 09
I dislike drama and i tend to stay out of drama in my life.I just do my own thing but still it will comes into my life uninvited.I dont know why.I tend to play good in lie with others but still someone will start drama with me.It is is annoying and i hate it very much.
@preethaanju (3000)
• India
8 Sep 09
Shaksespeare said that the whole world is a stage and we are all actors. How true. We all are indeed playing the drama of our life. So nothing wrong in playing drams with ur MIL thx
@dbabcook (388)
• United States
8 Sep 09
I like to live a drama free existance but unfortunately in my current relationship I have drama due to my boyfriends son and my boyfriends ex girlfriend with whom he has another child with. I would be sooooo much happier to live a life of solice. I cannot even tell you how much I envy those who have no drame.
@MrKennedy (1978)
8 Sep 09
My life is relatively drama-free and relaxed at the moment. Although there has been times that it has been full of nothing BUT drama (most of it unnessecary).