The other day, I called a mom friend who was going through really tough times with a toddler in the hospital. As soon as she picked up, she started venting, laying on the swear words and the emotions, her voice wavering with tears. We hung out that day, and I gave her a hug and thought: this is why parents can’t do this alone.
What if you were trapped with all the angry, bitter, stressed out feelings that crept up on you during the day? What if every particularly bad day lingered and you had no outlet? I’ll tell you the answer. It would suck. And you’d probably transform into some weeping, teeth-gnashing Momzilla. It’s not that I don’t have my Momzilla days, more often than not lately, but I recognize the need to vent. Venting isn’t complaining or being a whiner. Think of it as letting the lid off a pot that’s jumping around on the stovetop threatening to explode and destroy everything in its radius.
The cool thing about opening up is that it goes both ways. It goes in every direction, really. We share the tough times and the things we’re afraid to say out loud, but we also share the good times, the things we love and the things that make us laugh. We teach each other that it’s okay to be proud of our kids and proud of ourselves. It’s okay to say we’re happy and that we’re in love.
On Fridays, I’ll be opening up. I encourage you to open up too. If you have a blog, post and share the link with us here. Or if you don’t, feel free to vomit your emotions (good and bad!) right into the comment box. I promise it will help.
I love this idea! And I couldn’t agree with you more. A friend and I did this same thing two nights ago and we both felt like new people. And we were able to find the humor in our situations (even though they really weren’t funny) and laugh.
It’s so rejuvenating!
Yup, I’ve had that kind of week that HAS turned me into a weeping, teeth-gnashing Momzilla. Unfortunately, I cannot vent too publicly, but let’s suffice it to say that my day-to-day frustrations are getting to me. Thanks for the encouragement to let it all out.