It’s a new year, and while I’ve given up on making any formal resolutions (or “lies” as I now call them) I have to admit that there is plenty of room for improvement in many aspects of my life.
A few pounds to lose, one more work out, a carrot instead of a brownie, turning my glass of wine into a glass of water (this is nothing short of a miracle, trust me folks)…these things I will attempt to work into my schedule – for the first few weeks in January anyway.
But the one thing I really have to work on year round is a little tougher. I’ll admit it. My name is Kathy, and I have a bad attitude. Not towards everything, but many things which I’ve been feeling a bit badly about. These things include but are not limited to:
School concerts.
Have attended approximately 27 of them. 24 of them have included a 10 minute orchestral version of “Chariots of Fire”. Is my grimace showing? Is there blood actually running out of my ears?
Children’s full length animated movies.
Have watched everything from Snow White to Shrek to Pokemon, Digimon – basically since before famous people starting doing the voices. They are boring and all have the same “play nice or get burned” message.Oh, plus the mother usually dies.
Oprah and all of her creepy offspring.
Rachel Ray, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz – actually it’s not these actual people I dislike. It’s the way their fans take every piece of their advice (pulled squarely out of their, well you know) as gospel. If I hear one more fitness instructor say “Dr. Oz says do 20 Kegels a day!” I’m going to lose it. Like he’s ever done ONE.
People who own technology which is either more advanced than what I have, or less advanced than what I have.
The former are trend-sucking idiots, and the latter are techno-peasants. Not sure why I feel so strongly about this. Started with my iPhone/BlackBerry feud.
Parents who talk about their children’s competitive sports achievements, constantly.
Yes, I know I complain about competitive sports constantly, but it doesn’t mean I have to like listening to you brag about it constantly. We all need to shut up about it.
People who talk about how busy they are…over a 20 minute coffee at Starbucks or every day on Twitter.
It’s been my experience that the busiest people are actually just the biggest procrastinators. Except maybe Tiger Woods.
Parents with children younger than my own who either give me advice on how to deal with teenagers, based on their own teenage experience (in which they were the teen, I might add) or how they simply know how their own children will react when attacked by the hormonal tidal wave.
I have to remain secure in the knowledge that this too, will bite them, just as it did me, smile and carry on.
Upon reflection,I have realized that I’m not really intending to adjust my attitude all that much, from an internal perspective, but given that I’ll be attempting to repress some of my previously unrestrained reactions, I think I can just count that as one more work out, don’t you?
Kathy Buckworth’s latest book, “The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures In Modern Motherhood” is available everywhere. Visit www.kathybuckworth.com for more articles and read Funny Mummy every month.
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Ha ha! You crack me up! I think we all have our own bad attitudes towards things and sometimes we don't even realize it!!
I have to agree with both Kathy and Alessia. There are so many people who I try daily to just smile and nod at but it gets harder and harder.
My true goal this year, is to keep my anger in check and learn the patience I know I can have.
I love my daughter so much but when she has all this energy to burn at 9pm when I just want sit and read a good book or just sleep, she drives me a little bananas. I know I have it in me to do it. I just someone can just show me how to keep up with an almost 2 year old. Any advice?
The one resolution I have this year is to try to have more patience with my girls. My mom tells me that if I had my children younger in life, I would have been more patient. I find myself yelling at them often. After a long day at work, I hope that the few hours in the evening, before they got to bed, are arguement free and that they could try to be nice to eachother. This never happens!!! I only realize that how I am acting towards them when my 3 year old mimics me....true reality check.