How to Fix a Bad Mood
Go onto the internet and find other people that are more miserable and cranky than you are. I highly recommend hatebook. No matter how mean and rotten and petty and stupid you might be feeling, there are other people out there who feel even worse. I am not alone in my hatred of staying inside on a sunny day. I am not the only one who has scorned fellow women for being a bad mommy. That rant about bad moms on the internet made me feel slightly guilty, as I have felt that way before. Luckily I have smartened up. I can remember judging other women for needing time to themselves and a life outside of their children. Then I realized that I wanted a life of my own and time away from my kids.
Of course, then I read the rants from people living in really difficult situations and I feel so bad for them. Like the girl who lives in Libya and wants to leave the house and can’t do it. That would be terrible. I can’t imagine a worse fate than a total loss of my personal autonomy.
