Friends will tell you I am kind, compassionate, a good listener. I'm usually the first call when one of my girlfriends has a problem they need to talk out. I made an important discovery this week, that will impact the way I deal with some people who've been calling recently. Whiny adults seriously make me crazy! I can't stand to be around them or talk with them when they are whining! So here's the deal. If you have a problem, take the steps to fix it. If you don't want to do the work to fix the problem, that's fine. Understand you have chosen the consequences when you choose to not handle the problem. Either way, don't whine about it to me! I've spent the past 2 weeks listening to non-stop whining combined with absolute refusal to take the steps they acknowledge will fix their problem. NO MORE. I'm no longer listening to whining from ANYONE. It makes my head hurt!