A slight digression: a note for the partners of postpartum, sleep deprived, nursing (and therefore weirdly hormonal) women. You never know when there is a hidden subtext so it is best to fake an interest in everything that comes out of your partners mouth. Here is an example:
"We are out of milk."
With a "normal" person this would be a simple declarative statement, with the slight possibility of a passive aggressive "so you should get some while you're out." With the PPSDN (see above) this could mean ANYTHING, here are just a few possibilities:
"Milk is full of unnatural and dangerous chemicals, I am poisoning my precious babies by even allowing it in the house."
"I am going to have to go to the store to buy more milk, do you have ANY idea how long it takes to go shopping with a baby and a toddler?"
"You should volunteer to clean the refrigerator. If you really cared I wouldn't have to ask."
"I am covered in spit up, haven't brushed my hair in three days, smell like dirty diapers and have been wearing the same pair of sweat pants for as long as I can remember so you had better tell me that I am beautiful RIGHT NOW or I will start crying."
The best response to anything said by a PPSDN is: "You are right, you are wonderful, and I am lucky to have such a beautiful, smart, and compassionate mother for my children." This may not make any contextual sense, but it will distract her long enough for you to change the subject to something less dangerous. The attention span of a PPSDN is approximately 32 seconds. You can also wave something made of or covered in chocolate under her nose.
Digression over, that wasn't even what I planned on writing when I sat down.
What I wanted to share is that during my crabby day the thought that kept reoccurring was: "I need a wonderful new knitting project to distract me from how grouchy I am."
Does that mean that I am a knit-a-holic? Do I need to go to some sort of 12 step meeting where they will teach me to control my knitting urges? Or does it mean that yarn has amazing healing powers?
Ragnar...totally rational and completely in control.
1 comment:
ROFL.. My husband and I have a long standing joke that involves "milk" (said in a really condescending haughty tone) and the procurement of said liquid. I believe the proper response to that whole mess involves the man saying something loving -car keys in hand- WHILE he's getting his coat on to go out and get said milk.
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