So you wanna know how to get into a bad mood? Follow my easy, fail-proof, step-by-step guide and you will be feeling craptacular in no time!
First, make sure your house looks like this.
This can be achieved by a combination of packing, having baby that likes to get into EVERYTHING, and general laziness.
Second, make sure that your baby is cutting between two to four new teeth and therefore extra whiney and clingy.
Third, get sucked into some stupid facebook drama when someone makes a dubious claim that not letting your kid cry it out will lead to her "thinking that she owns everything and deserves everything and a potential juvenile delinquent".
The only thing dumber than that claim was my attempt to respond to it.
The only thing dumber than that claim was my attempt to respond to it.
Fourth, get asked to give a talk in church the week before you move.
Because obviously I'm not busy at all.
Because obviously I'm not busy at all.
Fifth, turn down giving said talk and feel terribly guilty.
Sixth, start having lunches/dinners with all the people that you suddenly
realize that you are going to miss a whole lot when you move to another
state.
And theeen there's the awkward hugs that only make me more sad.
Seventh, throw your back out lifting a heavy box.
I cannot lift, walk, sit, lay, or exist without being in extreme pain. I've asked Shye to kindly start levitating so that I don't have to lift her but she just snorted at me. Guess it can't be helped, the kid thinks she deserves everything.
I cannot lift, walk, sit, lay, or exist without being in extreme pain. I've asked Shye to kindly start levitating so that I don't have to lift her but she just snorted at me. Guess it can't be helped, the kid thinks she deserves everything.
Eighth, break out that fake smile, you are gonna need these next few weeks.
Of course there is the people who leave stupid comments (like this one) to further make you have a bad mood. Don't you just hate that?
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Seriously, I hope things get straightened out soon and that you will be able to do the "how to" of happy moods. ;-)
~Naila Moon
You seriously look fabulous in red lip stick. You realise a post like this will bring your hug loving girlfriends out in full force. Be prepaired;)
ReplyDeleteYou and I feel the same way about moving. It is AWFUL! Hang in there.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome post. I love how you worded everything, even though it was about how crappy things have been for you lately.
ReplyDeleteI totally get the chaos of moving. Oh my word, it is the worst, especially when moving out of state!
Gotta love FB drama, and, yes, whoever posted that was a completely moron. I could go on and on and on about responding to crying and the importance of it in order to gain trust, but that's for another time.
Good luck with everything!
I can help you solve everything, ready... DON'T MOVE TO UTAH!! Done and and done. Don't you feel better all ready?
ReplyDeleteNo more boxes, no more awkward goodbye hugs...
Alright so maybe that only solved a few things, but its better than nothing.
awe girl. what an adventure. hang in there kitty.
ReplyDeleteHang in there. And if anything is positive, the baby is still cute and your lipstick in that last picture looks great!
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Ugh! We moved when Christopher was 10 months old. It was soooo stressful. I think moving with little ones is stressful at any time, but especially then. Sooo much to juggle. BTW, I have been studying Erik Erikson's 8 stages of development for some stupid teaching test I have to take. Erikson's theory, along with the upteenth others I have been studying have only served to reaffirm my non-cry-it-out ways. It's basic psychology. But whatever. You're a great mom!
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