KVETCH, KVETCH, KVETCH.
Have you noticed that people complain a lot these days? [Hell, that seems to be why Fox News is in existence] They complain about their jobs, their kids, their significant others….
The In-laws
Cars [Hope none of you own a Toyota—you get a free pass these days]
The government
The weather….. [well, if you live in the Mid- Atlantic, right now that’s okay]
I won't get into the people who take it to epic proportions and go all Rambo on things--that's a whole other issue.
We’ve become a bunch of whiners. And I include myself in this—I’m guilty too. Sometimes when I'm home alone, I find myself acting like a cranky 2 year old. It annoys me; I don't like when I get like that. But I think I generally have a pretty positive attitude. Because so many of my jobs have entailed dealing with the public, I have learned to “put on a happy face.” I remember getting home from a very busy 6 hours at a retail job and telling my then 6 year old son to give me a few cause “Mommy’s run out of nice for now.”
We’ve become a bunch of whiners. And I include myself in this—I’m guilty too. Sometimes when I'm home alone, I find myself acting like a cranky 2 year old. It annoys me; I don't like when I get like that. But I think I generally have a pretty positive attitude. Because so many of my jobs have entailed dealing with the public, I have learned to “put on a happy face.” I remember getting home from a very busy 6 hours at a retail job and telling my then 6 year old son to give me a few cause “Mommy’s run out of nice for now.”
Life has handed me a lot of lemons over the years—but I try very hard to make lemonade out of them. It ain’t always easy, but I’m try. So give me some props peeps.
Some people thrive on whining, though. It’s a lifestyle for them. They’re not happy unless they’re bitching about something. They approach strangers on the street and moan about how their life sucks. It’s scary. I hope you never get cornered by one of these folks. If you work in some kind of service job, it’s unavoidable though.
Why do you think this is? This general devolving into a bunch of crybabies…. Are we under more pressure than our ancestors were? Anyone have a clue as to what’s going on?
