In no particular order, I present to you the five most used words by myself.
Breathe....I use this 'mantra' for myself and for Emma and Ben. When they're getting themselves into a state about one having a toy the other one wants, or when one tries to poke ones genatalia in the other ones eye and the pokee is distraught I simply say Breathe. In and out, in and out.
And I do the same thing for me. Sans any genatalia near my eyes. When I'm overwhelmed by all life throws at me, when I feel I can't anymore, when it all feels a little too much. I breathe.
No....yes! This word gets used a lot. So much so I think my kids thought their names were Emma No and Ben No. I'm trying to use it less when it comes to them but a little more when it comes to me.
Yes...I find it so hard to say 'no' (to other people). And I 'no' I need to establish boundaries for myself where I don't agree to everything that's asked of me. It's exhausting trying to be a people pleaser (for all the wrong reasons). But I probably need to say yes more often to my husband instead of no (if you know what I mean)
Coffee...whether it's ordering it, thinking of it, asking aforementioned husband to make it for me, I use the word a lot. Almost as much as I drink it
And yes you guessed it, a profanity made its way onto the list.
F*ck, fark, feck, faaaaaaaaaak...in all its various forms. More often than not I'm saying it in my head, to myself, about something I've forgotten, remembered, lost. Dropping the kids off at school on a holiday - f*ck! When I forget a friend's birthday - fark! When I realise I've made an awful decision - feck! When I see all my grey hairs - faaaaaaaaak!
So there we have it. My five favourite words. Not poetic, not deep or philosophical. Just five average words I use a lot.
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