Once upon a time in a far off land

There were a group of girls who all loved each other and got along all the time.
Yeah, I know. It's a pretty fairy tale, but in the long run it just doesn't happen.
So how do you deal when a group of girls who generally get along are invaded by someone who just doesn't quite fit?

She's nice, she's bubbly, she's never done anything to you but you just cannot stand being in the room with her. It happens, and if she stays and you stay you have a few years of her to deal with so better learn how to suck it up and try to make that gritted teeth smile look a little more natural.

I am not great at hiding my feelings. If you buy me a crappy Christmas gift, no matter how much I say I love it my face says "I HATE IT AND I HATE YOU!" Like the time I asked and asked and asked my husband for a new pair of jeans and he got me a $30 gift certificate to the x-rated movie store. WTF were you thinking? You may as well gotten me a bowling ball with Homer engraved on it because clearly this was not meant for me, maybe your other girlfriend, but not me.

In my particular case the girl left the league, and after the fact I discovered allot of people shared my feelings for her. But what about next time? Cause it will happen, I'm not gonna love everybody all the time. And so far I've been lucky enough that with the exception of that one person, I've really liked all the other girls who have joined, and as far as I can tell they like me.

2 things I need to learn, a good solid poker face, and an open mind. 

I am in a team environment, and it's not like at work where they say "You guys are a team!" but you're not, you're a number deal with it. You actually are a team and you depend on each other especially on the track, so you may as well get those spoiled little 12 year old girl thoughts out of your head cause it ain't all about you princess. If you can't, then maybe you should take up knitting. 

I'm not sad this girl left, because honestly I just really couldn't stand her. I hope however that my feelings about her were well hidden enough that I wasn't one of the deciding factors as to why she left. I've been picked on and bullied most of my life, and I would hate for someone to see me as a bully.