In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > I reckon that the evening was ruined anyway... Who wants to sit there
> > and listen to your hostess embarrassing another guest - whether it
> > was 'intentional' or not? I doubt I would have accepted another
> > invitation from the hostess myself if I had been one of the other
> > guests.
>
> I'm no poker player, maybe Tammy is ... but if I was "near tears"
> during the verbal beating, you wouldn't miss it. Surely some of
> the other guests noticed how upset she was even if the hostess
> didn't. Some party. And the fact that she "couldn't wait to get
> out of there" tells me she likely wasn't exactly the life of the party
> after that. If these people know her, surely there would be a pall
> because people must notice she was still upset.
>
> Not saying what Tammy should have done, but I would have made
> it an early evening at the very least. It's the hostess (and I use
> that term lightly) who ruined the evening, not Tammy.
>
> nancy

I think the hostess was being a complete bitch and I'd have walked out
of there the minute it started, without saying a word.

That kind of behavior is inexcusable and it would have ended my
friendship with her!
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It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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