Day 117 - TMI?

Today is the 5th day of the 17th week, the 27th day of the 4th month, the 117th day of 2023 and:

  • Babe Ruth Day
  • Independence day - Sierra Leonne from the UK in 1961 and Togo from France in 1960
  • International Design Day
  • International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies Day
  • King's Day 
  • Love Your thighs Day
  • Marine Mammal Rescue Day
  • Matanzas Mule Day
  • Morse Code Day
  • National Devil Dog Day
  • National Little Pampered Dog Day
  • National Prime Rib Day
  • National Teach Children to Save Day
  • National Tell a Story Day
  • Poem in you Pocket Day
  • Take Action for Libraries Day
  • Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
  • Thank You Thursday
  • World Tapir Day
  • first quarter of the moon at 5:21PM EDT
Quote of the day:
"There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together."
~ Josh Billings, American humorist of the 1800s

So, let's say you have a lot going on in your life.

In fact?  Sometimes it seems that everything you try to say about the goings on in your life, no matter how matter-of-factly you frame it, is a whole pile of ....  well I guess crap is the word that I am going to use because I can't think of one that conveys the same thing even when I would like to be articulate and witty.  You see,  it isn't always the big major issues, altho we are struggling as a family with a couple of those, it is the niggling little "things just really aren't going right" type of everyday wear and tear.  

But?  you don't want to be a Debbie Downer!  You know your family and close friends love and care about you, but it seems here lately your conversation is all about, well crappy stuff (( yeah, there's that word again )).   All the gurus agree, folks prefer others who are upbeat and cheerful, who talk about interesting things rather than moaning about politics or arguing religion, talking about work, and laying out tales of woe.   But then again?  You don't want to make your intimates feel as tho you aren't trusting them with where you are in your journey right now because, hey, we all go thru rough patches and sharing your worries makes them somehow lighter.

So where's the line between sharing and whining?

Now obviously I'm asking this for a friend, because we were all brought up that we don't air our dirty laundry in public, but if you come up with a line that works, let me know!  I'll be sure to pass the message on....

*cough cough*

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