Patron Saint of Ball Crushing
So, in a chatter post over at brigits_flame, we were asked "What titles have you earned from your friends/family? What would you be the patron saint of? Or would you like to be the patron saint of?"
I found the question (and my answer*) amusing, so I thought I shared it here, too.
When we were kids I earned the title, The Crusher, because I was known for *ahem* "beating up" my younger siblings (specifically, I kicked my brothers in the balls a couple - er, few - times). We fought and I was bigger and thus, I mostly one. Which makes it all sound awful, but honestly, we got a long most of the time and were then and are now great friends. So while we didn't fight everyday, when we did fight, the fight was HUGE. The title is now sort of a running joke in my family.
I don't know what I'd be the patron saint of, however despite what I wrote above**, I'm known as a peacemaker in my family, someone who tries to see all sides of the argument, and points out the other guy's point of view (when my parents were in the midst of their divorce, my dad called me Switzerland). So, I guess I could be called the Patron Saint of Peaceful Resolutions, or at least, Devil's Advocacy, or maybe Forgiveness? I don't know. What would you call that?
Also, since I'm curious, what would you call yourself the patron saint of?
*yes, I amuse myself.
**I also kind of love the contradiction of this. In fact, I kind of love contradictions and paradoxes in general.
I found the question (and my answer*) amusing, so I thought I shared it here, too.
When we were kids I earned the title, The Crusher, because I was known for *ahem* "beating up" my younger siblings (specifically, I kicked my brothers in the balls a couple - er, few - times). We fought and I was bigger and thus, I mostly one. Which makes it all sound awful, but honestly, we got a long most of the time and were then and are now great friends. So while we didn't fight everyday, when we did fight, the fight was HUGE. The title is now sort of a running joke in my family.
I don't know what I'd be the patron saint of, however despite what I wrote above**, I'm known as a peacemaker in my family, someone who tries to see all sides of the argument, and points out the other guy's point of view (when my parents were in the midst of their divorce, my dad called me Switzerland). So, I guess I could be called the Patron Saint of Peaceful Resolutions, or at least, Devil's Advocacy, or maybe Forgiveness? I don't know. What would you call that?
Also, since I'm curious, what would you call yourself the patron saint of?
*yes, I amuse myself.
**I also kind of love the contradiction of this. In fact, I kind of love contradictions and paradoxes in general.