Paper Cuts Are the Worst?

I watched an HBO special once with Ellen DeGeneris where she said, "Paper cuts are the worst!" You know the one? I laughed so hard thinking, oh yeah, sure, paper cuts ARE the worst. Then, I had oral surgery today - oral surgery IS the worst - no doubt. I look like a squirrel that only hide acorns on the right side of her face. :/ So, I had to ask myself - can this be my new... but nah it doesn't qualify. However, I did plan for this.

I knew that I had to be at work earlier than normal today. Generally I suffer from guilt, not ordinary "Italian Mother" guilt - but, Italian-raised-in-a-Jewish-neighborhood guilt. That is the kind of guilt that makes you responsible to raise the sun and feed the hungry. So when it is my turn to drive my son to school I almost never switch with my husband. Today I had a very early meeting at school and I knew if I dropped my son off and hit any traffic I would be late. So, I pulled a "Dan". Dan, my husband, never feels guilty. He has a sense of himself that is never guilty and always okay with himself. When Dan wants to swap days he simply explains, "I have to be in court in the morning" and we switch. So I said, "I have an early meeting in the morning will you take our son tomorrow". To which he said, "I have to blah, blah, blah, blah...and take him?" Normally this is where the Italian-raised-in-a-Jewish-neighborhood guilt kicks in and I say, never mind. But, today was my day to do something "new" about my guilt and instead I said, "Yeah, I guess so" and left the room without looking back. He took Mike to school.

Initially, I felt badly, like I was neglecting my duties. That was quickly replaced with relief because I had time to finish my makeup, have a cup of coffee and arrive at my meeting on time. Yay, me!!!

When I got home from the dentist I was surprised by the immediacy and magnitude of my discomfort. Normally I forgoe filling the prescription for pain meds since I don't like being medicated - but, today I drove straight to the pharmacy. (different) As soon as I got home I made some soup and took my medicine. I have been compliant since.

So, for today - paper cuts are not the worst and I am not rife with guilt. All in all - a pretty good day.

Smiles all around as I reach for the best feeling thought of the day.