I may have hinted to it before. It’s unintentional, of course, though nonetheless annoying, I’d assume. They’re too kind to say it, but I know they are likely ready to turn me in for a lower maintenance version of myself and I certainly cannot blame them.

I’m not making much sense yet this Sunday, am I? I promise I have a point in here somewhere. Er, I will soonish. Hmpf.

As many of you may know (or suspect), life for PK lately has been — well, let’s just say it’s been a little less than awesome, capisce?

Don’t get me wrong. No one knows better than I that I am blessed far beyond what I deserve — every single day I open my eyes on this big blue ball of ours. And by the by, thank you for that to the Big Guy! Thanks to the good Lord above, that is.

Speaking of whom, God blessed me with an awesome fam. Best parents, best kid, best sister and brother-in-law. I could go on and on.

Bottom line? I truly wouldn’t be making it these days if not for their collective kindness and patience.

So, I thought about this one long and hard, peeps. Naturally, that led me (where else?) to our old pal known as the world wide web. Seemed like a good idea at the time, and the best way to sort things out, a’ight?

Without further ado, here are some top reasons you know you haven’t — and I’m hoping I haven’t — outstayed your welcome according buzzfeed.com

1) They start telling you to buy the groceries;

2) They send you endless links on where to get great deals on flights;

3) They stop laughing at your jokes. (Yikes!);

4) They have hushed conversations when you enter the room. (Ugh!);

5) They put a padlock on the refrigerator. (To be clear, no one has, but they likely should!);

6) They casually point out nearby hotels. (Again, not yet but I sense that one could be coming.)

Now, in defense of hangers-on such as myself, I wanted to also research ways to gently, you know, kick someone to the curb. Here’s some of what I found courtesy of thoughtcatalog.com:

“I wish we were better strangers.” (Not gonna lie, I wish I’d have thunk of that one myself, yo.)

“All things must come to an end. Whatever this is must also come to an end. Enjoy your life.” (Sheesh!)

“I never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll make an exception.” (Now that one’s just downright mean. Not cool.)

“Spare me the pleasure of your company.” Okay, now there’s a clever quip if ever I heard one.

“Is $20 enough to convince you to leave me alone for the rest of my life?” Hmm. Seems unnecessarily unkind and wayyyyyyy hurtful, no?

I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you to my entire family and closest pals for rallying around me in times of, you know, ick.

As country music star Billy Currington so perfectly said in one of his hit songs, “God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.”

Hugs until next week, my friends — unless you’ve kicked me out!

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