Some people are lacking in old-fashioned common courtesy.

I have a friend. She’s really a wonderful woman, and I often feel privileged to be counted among her friends. But she is sometimes totally frustrating.

Her life is a whirlwind of activity. She’s a real estate agent, an airline flight attendant, a notary public, a single mom, and an environmental activist. She’s into practicing yoga and working out at the gym. How she finds time for all of this, I’ll never know.

She’s mature, patient, understanding, helpful in many different ways, and a joy to be around.

When she’s around, that is. She has one flaw that drives me nuts.

She’ll go out of her way to call and ask if I’ll be around for a while. Well, if she wants to come by, of course I’ll be here. She says she’ll be over “in a bit.” Hours later, I’m wondering where she is. No call and no show.

Now, I’ve got two major character flaws myself. I tend to worry too much, and I’m somewhat demanding of others. I realize that. So when someone I care about is “missing in action,” I tend first to worry, then to get a little angry. Like a phone call would be a major inconvenience if a person has a change of plans?

Then I get mad at myself for being mad at her. What if something really did happen?

There’s a bright side in the end. When she finally does call or show up, I’m just so happy to see or hear from her that anger, frustration, worry and everything else flies out the window.

Then it happens again next time.

A little old-fashioned common courtesy would save me a lot of emotional wear and tear.

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