Stress...

A long, long time ago I was given a gift certificate for a back massage as a birthday gift. I have been waiting for a good day to do it but that day just hasn't surfaced. Today I walked by and figured - why not? It's not the perfect day for a massage because I have a lot to do but I have been feeling stressed and emotional lately and I figured a massage was long over due. The massage was excellent. I zoned out completely and for the first time in months, or years, I really couldn't tell you, I didn't feel stress in my body. When I was done I dressed and headed out to the reception area where my masseuse was waiting with a glass of water for her tip. AFTER she had been tipped she asks me:

Can I ask you a question?

You just did.

I said yes.

She says:

Did you recently lose a parent? Your Father?

Come on.

While I cannot say that her intuitiveness did not impress me, I think that both the time and place were completely inappropriate.

Did I mention that I have been stressed and emotional?

By asking me this question she instantly undid my hour massage.

Shoulders are like rock.

And I feel violated. I didn't go to a psychic - I went to a masseuse . And she didn't even have anything to tell me beyond that. It's not like she followed up with a:

Well, he's watching over you and he's really proud.

Nothing. Just curious. Just checking to see if her intuitiveness was accurate. No explanation what-so-ever. No:

I could tell because when a person's father dies they get a knot just under their trapezius.

Whatever. I am not impressed.