Are you familiar with the personality type who sees a problem with everything?

"If you put on the sausages first, they'll be burned by the time the toast is ready. Ah but if you put on the toast first, it'll be cold by the time the sausages are ready. And what about the tea? Oh god, you don't want mushrooms as well!" Let's forget about breakfast!

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Mamapolo2016 · F

It's not new. Cassandra in Greek mythology.

[quote]Also called Alexandra. Classical Mythology . a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed. a person who prophesies doom or disaster. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “helper of men.”[/quote]

Ironic name meaning, eh?

alan20 · M

@Mamapolo2016 Doom and disaster! You could be right.

Mamapolo2016 · F

Or it could be Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. Either way, it makes me crazy.@alan20

alan20 · M

@Mamapolo2016 Could be a friend of mine. Whether or not there's a problem to be seen, she'll see it. She recently told me her daughter said she prefers boys "because they just get on with it and do things".