Comments on: My take on flakes http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/ Writer. Editor. Dreamer. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jen http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-3922 jen Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-3922 Thanks for writing this. I was so PO'd at multiple friends flaking on me for plans this weekend that I was searching the web for something to make me feel better, or at least to help me calm down. Now I know I'm not crazy for being annoyed...Hold Fast! Thanks for writing this. I was so PO’d at multiple friends flaking on me for plans this weekend that I was searching the web for something to make me feel better, or at least to help me calm down. Now I know I’m not crazy for being annoyed…Hold Fast!

]]> By: Melinda http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-3337 Melinda Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:31:39 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-3337 I too am fed up with flakes! I'm married and my husband and I have several friends we like to hang out with- who are all single still. We make it a point to be one time to events and RSVP. I'm thinking of launching a search for reliable friends who have the consideration to 1)RSVP 2) show up 3) show up on time Too many times have we hosted a party for 30 ppl, when only 10 show up. All that food & drink has gone to waste! Such a shame. Or, worse...show up to a party that was set to start at 8pm, and be the only ones there for at least 2 hours!!! What's up with that?? I too am fed up with flakes! I’m married and my husband and I have several friends we like to hang out with- who are all single still. We make it a point to be one time to events and RSVP. I’m thinking of launching a search for reliable friends who have the consideration to 1)RSVP 2) show up 3) show up on time
Too many times have we hosted a party for 30 ppl, when only 10 show up. All that food & drink has gone to waste! Such a shame. Or, worse…show up to a party that was set to start at 8pm, and be the only ones there for at least 2 hours!!! What’s up with that??

]]> By: Marina http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-2074 Marina Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:34:55 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-2074 If ever I need to back out of plans it's for a very good reason. But I tend to be punctual and reliable as a friend. I've seriously lost friends due to constant flaking on their part. I showed up in San Francisco once with my boyfriend, and my friend couldn't even bother to meet up with us when we had planned in advance. Because he wante to keep partying. Some flakey friends have not even contacted me to back out, they just don't even tell me a reason. That to me is a slap in the face, and shows how little character they have. It also means that I'm not even worth a 20 second phone call. I understand if something truly comes up but when it's repetitive it's just very rude. If ever I need to back out of plans it’s for a very good reason. But I tend to be punctual and reliable as a friend. I’ve seriously lost friends due to constant flaking on their part. I showed up in San Francisco once with my boyfriend, and my friend couldn’t even bother to meet up with us when we had planned in advance. Because he wante to keep partying. Some flakey friends have not even contacted me to back out, they just don’t even tell me a reason.

That to me is a slap in the face, and shows how little character they have. It also means that I’m not even worth a 20 second phone call. I understand if something truly comes up but when it’s repetitive it’s just very rude.

]]> By: carissa woo http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1200 carissa woo Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:20:32 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1200 who flaked on you? i'll kick them. we should be alloted a maximum amount of friends so we don't always get caught up on making new friends or meeting new people. why do people care more about what strangers think of them rather than their true and existing friends? matt is pretty reliable. i never really noticed that. I guess that is why he is invited so so many parties. "have we become to comfortable..." sounds like a line from S&TC. I can hear kerri in my head. What I have learned in life "never expect anything and you will never get disappointed". this goes along with relationships in general. who flaked on you? i’ll kick them. we should be alloted a maximum amount of friends so we don’t always get caught up on making new friends or meeting new people. why do people care more about what strangers think of them rather than their true and existing friends? matt is pretty reliable. i never really noticed that. I guess that is why he is invited so so many parties. “have we become to comfortable…” sounds like a line from S&TC. I can hear kerri in my head. What I have learned in life “never expect anything and you will never get disappointed”. this goes along with relationships in general.

]]> By: F.J. http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1135 F.J. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:52:21 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1135 I 2nd that. M@ usually says does what he says. One who is rarely late or flakes. I 2nd that. M@ usually says does what he says. One who is rarely late or flakes.

]]> By: Caz http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1127 Caz Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:04:31 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1127 PS I totally wrote about your post in my blog today! Go check it out... PS I totally wrote about your post in my blog today! Go check it out…

]]> By: Caz http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1125 Caz Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:06:13 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1125 Amen for this! I HATE flakes, and never really knowing if someone is going to show up or not. It's actually one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. Then again I admit I've done it myself more than once (not often though and I hate doing it!) mostly because of the boyf, who himself is a flake. It bugs me... I think reliability is totally underrated in today's society... and that kinda makes me sad. Maybe cuz I'm a reliable person? which people count on but see as nowhere near as cool as being "spontaneous" or whatever. You can be spontaneour and still reliable thanks! Wow, rant. who knew I cared so much about this... Amen for this! I HATE flakes, and never really knowing if someone is going to show up or not. It’s actually one of my BIGGEST pet peeves.

Then again I admit I’ve done it myself more than once (not often though and I hate doing it!) mostly because of the boyf, who himself is a flake. It bugs me…

I think reliability is totally underrated in today’s society… and that kinda makes me sad. Maybe cuz I’m a reliable person? which people count on but see as nowhere near as cool as being “spontaneous” or whatever. You can be spontaneour and still reliable thanks!

Wow, rant. who knew I cared so much about this…

]]> By: vicky http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1121 vicky Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:26:51 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1121 Be a man/woman of your word. it's definitely not as marketed or apparently marketable in this day and age. maybe someone needs to come up w/ a new slogan. i'm not creative, so i can't come up w/ any, but someone should! Be a man/woman of your word. it’s definitely not as marketed or apparently marketable in this day and age.

maybe someone needs to come up w/ a new slogan. i’m not creative, so i can’t come up w/ any, but someone should!

]]> By: Di http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1120 Di Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:20:26 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1120 "Let your yes be yes, and your no be no." - Matthew 5:37 The best thing you can ever do to that will affect people is by just showing up. :) “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.” – Matthew 5:37

The best thing you can ever do to that will affect people is by just showing up. :)

]]> By: m@ http://www.michellewoo.com/2008/10/12/my-take-on-flakes/#comment-1119 m@ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:31:04 +0000 http://www.michellewoo.com/?p=832#comment-1119 If I tell you I am going to show up, it's a promise. I am good to my word. It's common courtesy. Nothing more. Although it also gives you more party time when you show up early. Haha. Serial flakers? Is there such a thing as second degree flaking, like if your absence makes that someone else a third wheel? If I tell you I am going to show up, it’s a promise. I am good to my word. It’s common courtesy. Nothing more. Although it also gives you more party time when you show up early.

Haha. Serial flakers? Is there such a thing as second degree flaking, like if your absence makes that someone else a third wheel?

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