Soul Highway

Can't we all just get along?

I think the more appropriate question would be, can we just mind our own business? I received a 900-word email today from a new Filipina acquaintance giving me a heads-up on the ongoing war between her and another Filipina. I'm not sure if I should be appreciative of being kept in the loop over a girl fight. What I do know is that I don't wish to be caught in the middle of it. All this backstabbing and rumor-mongering is so...juvenile. And frankly, I'm too old for stuff like this.

Women tend to complicate little things. I used to get weird looks from people whenever I let it be known that I prefer to work in a maled-dominated newsroom. I'm telling you, too many women in one space equals too much estrogen, equals too much bitchiness. I remember one time two female reporters were planning a lunch date one minute, and then baring their claws the next over some deleted files. Arguments escalate into a nasty, petty long-drawn word war that makes no sense. See, men are better off in this aspect. They slug it out, lick their wounds and they're done.

I don't know how or when this "tension" in the group will end. I passed on to both parties a nugget of wisdom I picked up from the husband - If you have anything to say to someone, ask yourself first: Is it necessary? Hopefully, they will be able to patch things up and at least stay cordial.