Listen, no one likes being in a bad mood. We all (most of us) try hard not to be angry, foaming-at-the-mouth complainers.
But sometimes, just one very specific thing can quickly ruin your mood. You may recover quickly from an attack of frustration or anger, or it may take you a day to recover. But whatever it is, it’s often small, just the cherry on top of an already bad day.
Or maybe it’s the only bad thing that’s going to happen to you in the next 24 hours, but you’re still filled with anger.
I think mothers are dealing with this problem more than anyone else. we bring everything and everyone together all. day. length. And it’s no surprise that just one little thing can make us jump completely. Take a deep breath, check for Lego pieces under your feet, and read these incredibly relatable and weirdly specific words from real moms that can instantly ruin your mood.
physical pain
- “When I hit my head!!! Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so told myself out, out changed my mind.
- “I pull out a dry tampon too soon. What am I, a newbie to menstruation? It’s so annoying.”
- “When I have a stuffy nose, I get really angry. And I always think back to when my nose was normal and how grateful I should be.”
- “Do you sometimes accidentally bite your cheek or tongue while eating? That’s it.”
minor inconvenience
- “When you’re already frustrated and your clothes get caught on a knob, you literally want to burn everything. Burn everything.”
- “Sometimes when I pour water into the coffee maker, some of it comes out of the filter system and drips onto the front of the cabinets and onto the floor, and it makes me furious.”
- “My cabinets are full of food storage containers and they’re always a mess. I know it’s my fault for not being organized, but plastic lids and big tubs always pop into my head when I’m already frustrated. It’s totally frustrating.”
- “You may have a very specific food craving for weeks, and when you finally give in and go to get that thing, it may be in the wrong order or may not live up to the hype.”
- “To order a grocery and get a replacement that has *nothing to do with* what I originally wanted. On what planet is a can of fruit cocktail comparable to a mug of orange juice?! I’m furious.”
- “If you order something you like, such as a certain pair of leggings, but the item you receive isn’t made of the same material.”
Our (sometimes) useless children and partners
- “We have a large plastic dog food box with measuring cups in it. Whenever my husband and kids use it, when they return the measuring cup after feeding the dog, they place it on top of the box. They just open it!! For the love of God, put it back in the box!!”
- “Our kitchen faucet can be set to spray or water with a little button on the top of the handle. I’m a water fan and my husband is a spray fan. He always leaves it on and the water gets on me. It drives me crazy for reasons I can’t really explain.”
- “There’s a shoe rack next to the front door, but no one uses it. People just kick their shoes in the direction of the shoe rack, and every time I walk by and see a shoe rack, I get a chill.”
- “One of my kids is the type of person who comes into the room and just says ‘hello’ and then wanders around me for 10 minutes without saying anything. I love them so much, but baby, what do you want?”
- “Even if I ask my family to unload the dishwasher at night, the dishwasher is still full the next morning. I get grumpy quickly.”
- “Dry Play-Doh. It’s such a waste. It’s all over the house.”
- “My family is putting empty items back in the fridge. Why?”
animals are animals
- “My dog is bothering me. Please sit down for a moment.”
- “The areas where cats puke are always the most inconvenient and difficult places to clean.”
- “The way my dog drinks, he’ll be in the middle of sipping water when he suddenly decides he needs to do something and leaves a slimy drool trail on the floor. Oh my god, he’s going crazy inside.”
- “I get very angry when I step on trash scattered on the floor.”
other people in general
- “At a family dinner or work potluck, it’s very rude to go back for a few seconds before everyone has eaten at least one dish.”
- “When you’re in a hurry and someone is driving slowly but at a very precise pace in the passing lane, you can’t avoid them and just end up stuck behind their lagging ass.”
- “Those who walk slowly.”
- “You’re on a plane and the plane lands and everyone starts getting off…but someone BEHIND YOU tries to jump over the established order and doesn’t respect the logical protocol of starting and disembarking row by row.”
- “People reach out to buy something at the grocery store. Can you say ‘excuse me’?”
- “People who don’t use their turn signals”
