A dickaround game (sometimes spelled with a space after the k) is a game a narcissist plays to be purposely late. Did they promise to drop you off or pick you up from work at x time while your far is getting fixed? They don't have to get out of the car, they will be seen by nobody, but before they can drive 10 minutes to your work and back again, (all gas and time is comped) they have to get dressed up as if going to fancy dinner party, spend hours putting on makeup or "feeding the cats" hours before they're scheduled to be fed. If you bring up the fact that they are AT LEAST (I'm being way too unrealistic here here) 45 minutes late it's somehow your fault because you said "between 9:10 and 9:12" and that's not an EXACT time. The solution is to distance yourself from your mother or whatever other family member pulls this shit on you and find some friends who will help you as you help them.
Sorry Frank, I know I said I'd have my mom's truck here to help you move at 10, but she's playing dickaround games and has to style her hair before she can give me the key to the truck. Listen, I feel really bad, I guess I'll pay for a truck rental.
by idgaf187 January 6, 2022