If I Hear the Words "I'm Sorry" One More Time....

Oh look...it's sparkly.

Okay so here's the deal.  The phrase "I'm sorry."  has officially lost all meaning for me.  It's original intent was  to let someone you have wronged know that you acknowledge the wrong and are repentant of your actions. How wonderful, yes?  I agree, and it still would be a useful phrase if it was used properly.  Instead, it is now used as the Band-aid of Ill Behavior.  Shall I demonstrate?

Did I cut you off in traffic because I'm in a hurry and almost caused a wreck?  I'm sorry.

Did I cough in your face?  I'm sorry.

Did I just I snatch the last cookie at the party even though I knew you were headed towards it?  I'm sorry.

Did I just go on and on about the new car I bought just because I could right after you just told me that you lost your job?  I'm sorry.

Did I just say something about you that you weren't supposed to hear but you did and now your feelings are hurt, but if I'm honest, I don't really care because I really did mean every word and maybe you would be a better person if someone had told you this before? I'm sorry.

What's really being said is I'm sorry I got caught.  I'm sorry you got your feelings hurt.  I'm sorry you are in my way of getting what I want.  I'm sorry you weren't thinking of me because I'm more important right now.  In the words of Fat Amy, "Lezbe honest..."

I've heard nothing but "I'm sorry." for the past week whenever my children have misbehaved.  The response was automatic and the expectation was that all should be well as I've uttered the magic "I'm sorry."  All is not well yo.  Not. Well.  Now she's a snack snatcher and a liar.  She's not sorry snatching that cookie.  She's only sorry that she didn't get away with it!  How do I know this is the case? 1)  She keeps snatching cookies!  If she was REALLY sorry, she wouldn't do it again.  2)  I have heard all of my children use "I'm sorry" correctly.  I know when they mean it and when they are attempting the Band-aid of Ill Behavior.  It's been nothing by ill behavior around here.  Kinda done.

From now on, it's not "I'm sorry."  Those words have become empty and angering.  It's "I shouldn't have done that." followed by the reasons why they should not have done whatever it is they did.  I don't believe they are ever really sorry for hitting each other, so why lie about it?  They get in trouble for lying.  They can at least admit they shouldn't have smacked each other around.  Honestly!

And so ends another rant on another day on another topic that parents try not to feel like failures about.  Parenting is not for sissies.  If the word "sissies" offends you, I'm sorry.  Wait.  No I'm not.  Be offended.  It's that kinda day.

What My Gallbladder Taught Me

So on #2's birthday, I got a stomach ache so bad it felt like labor. When it didn't go away for 3 days, I go to the doc to find that I have a gallbladder full of stones.  This makes eating anything crazy painful.  After two weeks of melba toast, saltines and Gatorade, I had my very first surgery.  After being out of my normal life (as normal as my life gets anyway)  for about a month, I have learned a little bit more about me.

1)  There is a reason I am not in the medical profession.  I googled pictures of gallstones.  Yeah, don't do that.  So gross.  I'm now thinking it was worth the money just to have the ball of nasty out of my system.  Blech.

2)  I do not like being high.  Lortabs made me insane.  Everyone I know had stories that I don't remember.  Conversations were had that I wasn't quite sure were real.  I wore my clothes backwards in public without realizing it.   My favorite was my the texts to my husband with pictures of my arms because they were floating.  Floating.  Nice.  I just hope I didn't call and tell/ask someone to marry me...unless it was Bear...that guy is hot.

3)  I have really good friends who are willing to wake up at the butt crack of dawn to take me to the hospital, pick my kids up from school, and cook me dinner.  I am blessed indeed.

4)I have the best girls in the world.  I actually already knew that, but they proved it once again.  They were constantly checking on me and bringing me flowers from the yard.  Loves them so much.

5)  I have the best husband.  He was and still is just wonderful.  Words just can't describe how amazing he has been.  He worked so hard to keep the family going.  I am so blessed.  So very blessed.

6)  Chloe the Dog is an opportunist.  Nice.