A-Where's Lisa? She's been in the bathroom for about 40 minutes now. Is she constipated or something?
B-Oh, she's stirring her egg drop soup. Her BF Allen left for Spain Friday, and she just felt like...
A- Eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww!
The water that hardens the egg softens the potato is a Russian saying that means everyone reacts to stressfulcircumstancesdifferently. It is often used in the context of trauma.
"Rachel's mom just died and a week later she's back to school. Meanwhile, I'm strugling to get out of bed, just because my hamster died. I feel so shitty."
"Dude, don't beat yourself up about it. The water that hardens the egg softens the potato. "