The Drama Queen

Everyone knows about drama queens because they are so very common and can be found in almost every teenage movie. They also can be found at many social gatherings. This is especially true if those who have gathered have done so before. This is because as you get comfortable with the group, that’s when your true personality comes out (that or after a few drinks). At first a drama queen can be hard to spot. You may even think she is the girl next door. A drama queen is not an the girl next door! They are an adventure all to themselves.

In order to start on this adventure first you must be able to spot a drama queen. Here are a few things to look for: First is she wearing the T-shirt with florescent pink writing across the chest saying Drama Queen? If so she is defiantly one. Which brings up a point to remember. If you know someone who is a drama queen you should probably mark her. This is considered a public service and you will be rewarded. One way in which I have seen a drama queen marked was by her license plate cover. I saw one just the other day that said: “its all about me”. Although very few drama queens have been thus marked, those that have are at an advantage. This is because when someone meets them they know what to expect. No surprises all parties are happier that way.

It’s not easy being a drama queen, In fact they have to work hard to keep up the drama. They crave attention and if they can’t find it, they will start looking to the other members of the group for it. A common trick a drama queen uses is to ask questions about your weekend. Where did you go? What did you do? If properly used these questions can help them start some drama. This is because (as any good drama queen can tell you) they can use that little something they were able to learn about you to bring the conversation back to THEM. Then they will proceed to tell you all about their great adventures, which coincidentally sound exactly like yours but with details that surpass those in the original story. This is difficult work and very tiring. Of course you say, who wants drama? Well surprise the Momadonnas do! Yes, that is correct. Drama is good for the whole group IF it is in small amounts. That said, our group feels the drama queen position
should be rotated briefly between all members of the group. This way we have no single drama queen instead each member of the group has been assigned custody of the drama queen attributes. Each of us has one weekday assigned to us along with every other weekend and alternating holidays. This way everyone has a chance to overreact and say “Hey what about me” and “look at me now.”

It is also dangerous being the drama queen. If you are not careful you could become overly negative. Once you go down that path you may get lost and find you are unable to get back. To protect ourselves from this possibility our group has created the Drama Queen Rules in order to protect our selves from becoming too queenly.

The Drama Queen Rules:

1.) Being friends with a drama queen is also hard work (almost as hard as being the drama queen). All the ups and downs are very taxing on your emotions. When life feels like you are on a roller-coaster - you have to get off. So the first rule is when you get overwhelmed and can’t seem to stop the drama you will drink a glass of wine and go dancing. That should cure everything and if you’re lucky it will cause someone else a little drama.

2.) Like any member of royalty, the drama queen has queenly duties to perform. An essential part of drama queen’s duties is to ask for favors. This could be anything from having someone watch your kids to picking up stuff from the grocery store (so you don’t have to get out of your jammies). This brings up rule number two. When the rest of the group stop answering the phone take the hint and go back to rule one with all the dancing.

3.) The last rule, rule number three: When the Bitch says knock it off you have to stop…enough said.