As my nonna would say, “[\u00e8] fa[tto]! Cos\u00ed sia! — which means literally, “it is done, so be it” but in its connotation, means generally, “that’s the way it is, take it or leave it.” This Italian phrase would be her way of expressing exasperation with whatever us kids came up with.<\/p>\n
Afraid of a spider? Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n Don’t want to eat vegetables? Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n Your mean sister called you a name? Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n A bit neurotic about something? Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n Funny, I was just saying this expression to my partner, when he was going on and on about some minor little thing… I can’t even remember… Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n I also said it in a jesting way to a friend when I described that when he made a choice to be my friend, he had to accept some of my neurotic behaviors. Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span> (and just accept me as he does, with compassion for my crazy ways.)<\/p>\n Everyone has differences, or some may call “weird behaviors.” For example, my partner can’t stand it when the phone rings at home. I mean, he absolutely detests the disruption. It doesn’t matter who is calling, he just doesn’t want the phone to ring. If it does, he won’t answer it. He hates the phone, period, end-of-story. If we are both at home and the phone rings and I answer it, he glowers at me until I hang up.Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n For me, I hate cell phones. The disruption. The huge expense for monthly service, making rich companies richer. I hate the fact that a cell-phone-yapping yuppie killed my motorcycle-riding buddy six years ago.<\/p>\n Well, Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span> — to those who might think of calling me at home when my partner is home, or calling my cell phone, which I rarely have turned on or available (it’s usually buried at the bottom of my briefcase.) Just accept that some of us are weird, are slightly neurotic, or approach some things differently from others. We’re all different.<\/p>\n Life is short: Fa! Cos\u00ed sia!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As my nonna would say, “[\u00e8] fa[tto]! Cos\u00ed sia! — which means literally, “it is done, so be it” but in its connotation, means generally, “that’s the way it is, take it or leave it.” This Italian phrase would be … Continue reading