Dramatic Idiots

We all know the type. They are like circling piranhas, feeding on attention and drama. They don't care who they hurt, not really, but they will pretend to be your friend if it makes things more interesting. In the end, though, it's pretty easy to see through their "sweet" persona and see them for what they are - idiots.

Eventually, dramatic idiots become nomads in a way. They have no friends (all of them have been chased away by the drama) and they need to find new stomping grounds. I recently had an encounter with one such idiot. She took up residence in my church, telling everyone a sob story about her sad life to get attention, but she had something about her that always seemed off balance. She always had a baby. I mean ALWAYS. Some were from friends. Some were babies that she kept in a daycare and offered to keep over the weekend. It was really kind of creepy.

Anyway, one of the babies that she frequently brought to church was just a few days old. She told everyone how sad it was that the child's parents wouldn't take care of it and how heartbreaking it was that they let her have their daughter so often (never mind that these people were her friends and that she asked to keep the baby). One day, she told a particular lady in the church that she needed to adopt the baby. She said that the parents didn't want another child and it would be easier to do an adoption through the church.

This particular woman had been trying to have a baby for over ten years with no luck. She jumped at the opportunity, bonding with the baby and even keeping her all day while the parents were supposedly ironing out the details.

And then it all came out. The parents never wanted to give the baby up for adoption. In fact, the drama queen had never even mentioned it to them. She was just stirring up drama.

Shortly after that, the woman left our church to go to a new one with more unsuspecting victims. It makes me wonder how many times she had done something like this in the past. To the people affected by her drama, she is just another idiot looking for attention and some sense of validation.

So if you ever feel the need to wear a white gown to your friend's wedding or spread ridiculous rumors about someone, think about how idiotic it will make you look.