You've probably heard this joke about a man's only two emotions. It's a good one. I don't look at it as man-bashing. You have to admit it's a great feeling to eat and feel satisfied, and yea, feeling horny feels hornirific. (Although I'd hate to have an erection. To me, it always looks somewhat painful, all that skin stretching. Plus I can't imagine some appendage of my body sans bone, such as an earlobe or my tongue, becoming rock hard. It just seems awkward and again, painful. But I digress.)
Men are pretty simple creatures. I say that since I am a woman and women don't understand men and vice versa. But I have to say, from an emotional standpoint, I am quite jealous of them. I wish I could bury the worry that clings to me like a persistent migraine. I truly hate being emotional. It fucks me up in so many ways.
I have a girl and a boy. The girl is sensitive, caring to a fault, thoughtful and selfless and sweet. The boy is also very sweet, when he gets his way.
We can't change the way we are, but we can try to change the way we handle things. I think to get what I want, to be happier, I have to be less emotional and more demanding. I have to grow a penis, as icky as that sounds. And I have to stop saying things like "icky".
Wish me luck.
my kids are the opposite. personality has as much to do with it as pre-wiring from the factory.
ReplyDeletestretched earlobe skin... they don't call it "rubbin' uglies" for nothing.
Zill - HA thanks for the laugh. And some perspective :)
ReplyDeleteIf only emotions were controlled by a light switch turned off by a flick of the wrist. Maybe it's less about growing a penis and more about having a big pair of balls. "icky" indeed!
ReplyDeleteI think it depends on which man is giving you the grief. If it is your husband, he's not going to get where you are coming from, emotionally speaking, so you might as well just call a girlfriend. If it's your son, he is a husband in training and he won't "get it" either, so give YOURSELF a "timeout" in your bathroom and take a nice relaxing bath!
ReplyDeleteXan - Yes! I am now (figuratively) in the process of growing a nice set. I imagine them to be not too big, not too tiny, well-groomed and well ... as pretty as "icky" can possibly be.
ReplyDeleteDieter - once this slow process is complete, I hope to be able to handle any man, woman or animal that gives me grief. And I won't be needing any bathtub time-outs. Just more couch potato moments.