Let's Talk Emotions

I call my 20’s my fire breathing dragon decade.  Really it started as soon as I graduated high school.  That’s when my family really wanted to throw me over the side of a cliff.  My older two kids, my husband and the nice teenagers who got my order wrong at McDonalds are the ones that had to live with my angry emotional 20’s.  Oh and my In-Laws too!!



Really this took my Brother and Dad a lot of self control to not
throw me off the side of this cliff.  Really you can ask my Brother!!



I’m not sure if it was when I turned 30 and realized I was too old, busy and tired to care anymore, or if it was because I found my awesome Endocrinologist who finally helped me with my thyroidal hormones.  Perhaps a little of both.  Whatever it was, I find I am much more relaxed and easy going in my 30’s it’s been nice.  My family is grateful.

Whenever I get pregnant, my personality matches that of the baby.  I know it sounds crazy but its true.  For nine months my body, mind, likes and dislikes are controlled by this small growing person who takes over my entire body and life.  When the baby is born I discover that the baby’s personality, likes and dislikes are the same as when I was pregnant with them.  Then I got pregnant with this special spirit.  Now I make my fire breathing dragon decade look more like Mickey Mouse on a bad day decade.   I use to love hearing my kids laugh, sing and play the piano.  Now I want to scream and throw things if they get louder than a broken CD player.  I cry over everything.  My 14 year old’s favorite was when I found the fact I made it to Shopko before they opened on black Friday very touching and I cried. Now I just don't tell her when I cry.  My daughter before she found out I was pregnant was telling me what an awesome pregnant person I am.   She told me how happy, cheerful and relaxed I am.  As my teenager is saying these wonderfully nice things about me.   I was getting so mad I wanted to bite her head off and send her to her room without dinner.   Luckily I controlled myself.  I have never had this many hormones running through my body.  I have to admit I am a little worried.

I think I might be pregnant with a _______________.  (My mom was worried when I used this word to describe the baby. I promise it wasn't swearing, but she was afraid of the psychological damage it might cause to the baby and it's siblings. So you can fill in the blank. No swearing though.)

So instead let's just say this.  I'm a little worried that I might be giving birth to my fire breathing dragon twin. Only she or he is the new and improved model.



This is me in my calmer, more laid back 30's!!!