Be the kind of person you want to meet.

Today is a society of unhappy, ungrateful angry souls. I come across a lot of people who fit into this position perfectly. No I am not talking about people who are my friends or family just the general public. Everyone is growling at each other. I get that life is at a much faster pace than it was back when I was a wee one but it really needs to just slooow down. Take a chill pill 2014!!

Examples of unhappiness and grouchyness you will find in/at:

Shopping centres: I avoid going to them. I used to love shopping pre children days, but now I hate them and plus you need lots of money to visit them. I now pretty much shop online at any chance that I get (bonus extra- you don't need shoes!). Also you get to avoid that grouchy old bag at the checkout glaring at you while your kid screams to take the wrapper off their chuppa chup. Do you know how hard those bastard things are to get off under pressure? Normally if I do go through the checkout I choose the self serve option but thats a nightmare in itself too. "Unexpected item in the bagging area", it says. Meanwhile one of my kids have sat their arse in the 'bagging area'. "Uh, excuse me (putting hand up to the KMart employee) can you please direct me to the closest bottle shop?"

School pick-ups: You get the soccer mums, the fitness mums, the working mums, the thermomix-tupperware-norwex mums, the mums outside the fence sucking on durries, the overprotective mums, then you get mums like myself, sitting in the car air con cranked, little ones in the back having a sleep while I have just one moment of peace before the chaos starts for the late afternoon riot. I really hope it gets easier. Some people say kids get easier as they get older then others say their teens are horrible, hormonal demons! I dont know who to believe. I just may need to start stocking up on wine, I might even start digging a hole for an underground cellar and lock myself in it during those puberty years.

Social: Media. Need I say more. A whole bunch of unhappy men and women who have nothing better to do then misread, criticize, attack, belittle and know it all. Dont get me wrong, facebook can be a really supportive place where people can go into groups and ask for advice like, "Why is my child crying? Or why is the sky blue? or "If me and my partner just had unprotected sex could I be pregnant?? Gahh! I make a sly little joke and I get my head blown off! So I then say, "Hmm, if my suspicions are correct you will get your period tomorrow! You get a period! You get a period! EVERYONE gets a period (in a OPRAH voice of course)! Then I get told I am being rude and childish. Well then... I shall take my humour elsewhere.. *packs imaginary suitcase of one-liners*

Lighten up peeps. Life is better when you're laughing.