Happy Saturday!!
It is yucky and rainy where I am. It’s one of those perfect days for a nap!! Cold, gray and wet!
Daughter #2 said, “It’s been raining forever!”
I grew up in South Florida where it is always sunny and warm. Whenever it rained, the rain would last just a few minutes and it was usually sunny while it was raining. Sounds perfect right? Believe it or not, I got bored with the same weather all year long. So when it was time to pick a college, where did I go?
Houghton College, Houghton, NY which is about an hour south of Buffalo NY! It snowed in September and it snowed in May.
Some people may ask “What the heck were you thinking??!!”
I’m not sure. I was young and bored with S. Florida and it was a great change of scenery.
My roommate was from Miami, Florida and after 6 months of grey and cold we were so grumpy and depressed we couldn’t stand it!!
Which leads to today’s prompt.
HOW DO YOU CHEER UP A GROUCHY PERSON?
In college, I remember trying to cheer ourselves up by laughing. We would go down to the basement of our dorm and watch a funny movie, play ping pong, tell funny stories, bake cookies, play pranks on our floor mates. We would usually end up laughing so hard our sides would hurt.
Today, the LOML and I are at the end of 6 hormonal teenage kids. The first four are boys so when they were grouchy, they usually just stayed in their rooms. Every once in awhile they would be short with us and we usually would just make light of it. Tease them about their tone of voice, try to get them to crack a smile.
The last two are girls and it’s a whole different ball game! When they’re grouchy, they include us in their misery (Oh goody!!). So we talk it out more with the girls than we ever did with the boys. And I think because we’re older, our tolerance level is a bit lower. The girls love to talk so we try to get them to figure out what’s going on ~ a bad relationship, hurt feelings, that time of the month. We usually end up hugging it out and watching an episode of “Charmed.” That always cheers them up! And of course, I just love spending time with them.
We’ve explained to all our kids that grouchiness is completely normal as long as you aren’t ugly to people or blame them for your grouchiness. Own it and try to get out of it. Do something you enjoy doing ~ listening to music, playing the piano, punching a pillow (not a nearby sibling!), watching a funny movie, going out with friends, talking about what is making you grouchy.
What do you do to cheer up a grouchy person? Share in the comments. I love hearing from you guys!
Tomorrow’s post is “What are you wearing today? Share your outfit and tell us about your personal style.”
Love y’all,
Linda
