Can you tame the shrew?

Have you ever seen a scowl that lasts for an hour?I have and that description fits my cousin Jill who seems to be an expert in scowling! Nobody, except perhaps her parents, likes to be near her for she makes the worst companion in the world. Her greatest flaw lies in her inability to control her temper and she is someone who makes no attempt to do so either. Widely known among my relatives as the “Incredible Hulk”, Cousin Jill remains disinterested to what people say about her. You would not like to be with her or anywhere near her when she gets angry! Her volatile mood swings from one end to another. One moment you see her smiling, the next moment you see her snarling at someone! I learnt what unpredictability and inconsistency mean through her.

We had lunch once at a nearby hawker centre and you should have seen her reaction when somebody walked past us and knocked her accidentally on her shoulder with a badminton racket. I was just enjoying my noodles when suddenly she blew her top and shouted at the passer-by. I could have choked on the noodles if I were not careful! She glared at the culprit and after shouting “walk with you eyes open!” demanded an apology, I was embarrassed and urged her not to be too unreasonable, as the place was rather crowded. She refused to dismiss it as an accident and grumbled for at least half an hour over it. “Jill, Jill, how merciless could you get?” I whispered to myself.

Recently, she spent her weekends at my place and we studied together in the evenings. What a dreadful mistake to have invited her over! When she couldn’t understand a concept she read in a book, she flung it hard on the floor and exclaimed hotly, “Stupid Book”Why wouldn’t she admit her own stupidity in failing to understand the concept instead of shifting the blame to the author? When she wrote something on her book and decided to reject it, she would furiously tear the page out, crush it and send it towards the wall before putting it in the waste paper basket. Why should she use up so much energy for something so trivial? Her explosive moments surprised me initially but with such high frequency rates, I have mastered the skill to stay cool and collected after that. I did complain to my parents that Cousin Jill’s temper is far from being commendable, with the attempt to put a stop to her future visits. Unfortunately,my parents were too polite to reject her visits to our place.I doubt they understand since they are never the victims of her untamed temper. I just hope it isn’t contagious in any way or I may unconsciously become like her!

It is amazing how Cousin Jill never seems to evaluate herself in this light. Lronically she has not a pint of guilt about her temper. She is certainly a “lady of fury” and I do wish she would realise how disgusting and horrifying her temper is. Perhaps, she needs someone who can be honest and effective in correcting her. What she needs is a good smacking! You will probably not believe me if I were to reveal that even her parents are a little frightened of her explosive moments. They wonder sometimes if they will ever succeeded in the “taming of the shrew”. What do you think?

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