Women

IF you are a woman, is it me or---

• Do you ever feel you have too much on your plate?
• Do you ever feel that if you express that in normal conversation (either at work or at home) it could have detrimental effects?
• Is it normal to then explode when you've had too much? It could be the last tiny little straw, one small seemingly insignificant thing, and the person might be all, 'Whoa, what gives? I didn't mean to heave a bowling ball on your little toe!" and bam! The whole neat little house comes tumbling down. In one fell swoop. Oh wait, this is a hypothetical. I really don't have a bowling ball.
• Am I the only one who straightens everything in sight when things feel out of control? Is that normal or abnormal?
• Do men really ignore us when we are talking? I mean, seriously, are you kidding me? We only run the house, keep track of all completed and incompleted homework, clean the house (even in my 'lesser' capacity of needing to, I still clean!), do all the laundry, and I do mean all, cook most of the meals, do all the worrying, (and for the sake of just getting through this post in a couple of minutes I'll stop now but there is SO much more) and you're telling me, we talk and they ignore? I can see it, the hollow look, the 'hello, McFly?' look on their faces. Just makes me never want to talk. Hold in all the words. Hope they get through life with us not talking. Not helping them, telling them, reminding them. Nothing. No words. I've tried, and I can't do it. Damn it. The words just come tumbling out no matter HOW hard I try not to talk. Even when I give him instructions (and not belittling him, he has asked for them so I am answering) he is not paying but half attention. HELLO?
• Do all men make a grand to do about going to the bathroom? Does it have to be all drama and how long it took and OMG does it take all men over half an hour just to make a bowel movement? Seriously, I am done in two minutes or less flat. I got other things to do, other fish to fry. Do you NEED an entire newspaper to simply make a bowel movement? Do you NEED the wireless laptop to make a bowel movement? Kay, just checkin. And my GOD don't go anywhere near that quadrant of the house for at least an hour, or is it just me?
• Are women stronger than men? That is better left simply at that. I think we all know the answer.

I'm in a funk. Try me again tomorrow. It'll be much more flowers and roses, all more positive. A new day, a new outlook.

Jenn