TIL: Discipline is juhnetik. I had a dinner with my hamily last night and present was my obese aunt who has spent her whole life complaining about being fat and single. I'm not so fond of my family and these nights are always a bit torturous. So I decided to inflict some of my own back. My plan was fairly simple. I wore a scoop neck top, sat across from my aunt, and spent the night scratching my collar bones. It didn't take long before she took the bait and started commenting on my diet and eating and how lucky I am to be thin. This was my opening, but her words were, "you're so lucky to be disciplined and be thin and all that."' (Paraphrasing) I said, "It's not luck, it's discipline." "Yeah, but you're just like that." "No, it's just discipline." "Yeah, but it's easy for you. Not everyone is disciplined." "They can be. They are just lazy. I could be lazy if I chose to be." "Yeah, but it comes easily to you. It's natural." "Discipline isn't a personality trait. By definition, it isn't." "I don't know what the definition is. Just some of us can't be disciplined." "Yes, you can. You choose to be lazy. This is just excuses." "Yeah, we do. You're lucky you're disciplined." "It's not luck. It's discipline. That's the point." "Yeah, and it's great you're like that. It's hard for the rest of us." "So something is only worth doing if it's easy?" "No ... " "Is it harder to be disciplined or is it harder to have regrets?" As you would expect, it went around and around in circles. You've all heard this shit before. These people are completely devoid of personal responsibility. Achieving things is apparently due to some inherent discipline that the lucky few are born with. It has nothing to do with actions and will power. My aunt was starting to get a little upset by the end and not so subtly dropped the conversation after a distraction occurred. All in all, I think it was a success. Bonus points: It was her birthday dinner.