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Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :

Normally, I'm a pretty friendly person. No, I'm not the most extroverted of people, but I'm usually more smiles than scowls and I'm more than happy to chat with pretty much anyone about... well, pretty much anything. [Smile]

Lately, however, I've noticed that I've been more and more snippy, and, equally shamefully, more and more selfish. Yes, I'm under a lot of stress right now. But so are a lot of other people, and there's no excuse for either my thinking otherwise or my recent behavior.

I don't know how much of this has really transfered over to the forums or my conversations with other jatraqueros but... Just the same and just in case...

I'm sorry. [Frown]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Pix dear, I, for one, have NEVER seen that in you! I don't know what you mean, exactly, or if anyone else has noticed this alleged bad temper, but you're forgiven, from here... I have never seen you to be anyone but the sweet, charming person you are. [Kiss]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Pixie,
I teach middle school students. They have been off the wall for weeks. Really bad. They have very little behavioral self-control, so I can see it in their actions and words.
I have also noticed it in my own, usually well behaved, mellow kids. They have been pushing more buttons than ever in the past few weeks.
Husband? Grouchero. Me? Harridan from h***.
I don't think it is just you, Pixie, though I have never noticed you to be in the least tempermental.
Weather? Vibes? What is going on for you? A big change?

Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :

What's going on? School and family, basically.

My family's never been great and... ::sighs:: I don't like it even in general, but every once in awhile I get really tired of thinking "I want to go home" while I'm in my own house. And I'm frustrated because I'd like to actually want to come home at the end of the day. And because I feel just incredibly at home and at peace when Paul's around but I can't have that right now and I'm not at all sure when I eventually can beyond December.

Schoolwise... I'm just swamped. If it's any indicator, I actually woke myself up last night while dreaming about my calculus, physics, and anthropology courses lol.

Actually, though, I'm in a great mood today. I just took control of as much as I possibly could and resolved to let the rest handle itself. Which... heh, is all I can really do anyway [Smile]

'Guess it just takes a more conscious effort sometimes. I'm still watching my temper around the house, though. BOTH of my younger brothers have been home sick all week and the constant noise and movement is driving me wild! ::laughs:: The youngest actually managed to earn himself a new nickname: "The Walking Migraine". [Big Grin]