MONIQUE MICHEL

Avoid hot fudge sundae situations

We all make mistakes, and I’d have to say that this past summer I made a mistake that my parents will never let me live down. I got involved with this guy, who at least to me, seemed to be decent. Well, at first. The “relationship” lasted about two weeks. So it wasn’t true love. Like I said, we all make mistakes. One day after the news was brought to my then overjoyed parents that we weren’t together any more, my mom delivered an analogy that I’ll never forget. She told me that this particular guy was like a hot fudge sundae. At first I just rolled my eyes, trying to figure out what she was talking about. She went on to say how sometimes we think that we want something, kind of like a hot fudge sundae. So we go out and get it, and when we are having it, we enjoy it. But after we have it, we get that sick feeling, like we should have never given in to such a temptation. Also, like hot fudge sundaes, some people are just really hard to get rid of. You can work and work and work but they are always with you. At this point the light bulb went off. I hope that you are maybe having one of those light bulb moments even now. So many times in life we involve ourselves in relationships and even positions that are “hot fudge sundae” situations. If we would just think a little harder and be a little wiser, we would see that is not where we want to be or who we want to be with. But in order to even get to that point, we have to resist that little voice that wants us to just give in and “enjoy.” So next time you are tempted to just give in, think about how many miles you will have to jog to get rid of your actions. If you have any questions or comments,write to me at P.O. Box 1493, LaPlace, LA 70069. MONIQUE MICHEL, a local teen-ager, writes this column regularly for L’Observateur.