Mean Girls

I was listening to the radio while driving my car home the other night and I had a disturbing realization.

The program I was listening to was Homeword When Mean Girls Become Angry Moms with guest Author Hayley DiMarco. 

I think I might be mean.  I talked to my mom about it and (of course) her answer was that I am not mean - thanks Mom. 

But really, am I?  Hayley DiMarco says that every girl, let me say that again - EVERY girl, has been a mean girl at some point in her life.  What if I still am?

Sometimes I'm rude, judgemental, irritable, defensive, gossiping, annoyed....and on and on and on...

Do you ever feel that way?  Like maybe you're not as nice as you think you are?

For a long time in my life, because I was pretty introverted, I was considered to be snobby, stuck up, maybe a little full of myself (as most introverted girls are considered to be). 

What if I've really become that way?  I'm not longer as introverted as I used to be - but have I taken on the snobby, stuck up, full of myself attitude?  I sure hope not. 

And this year I'm taking steps to make sure if I have, I stop.

Last Thursday began our first MOPS of 2011-2012 (yea!) and I'm setting out to be nice.

No more thinking someone doesn't like me becuase they looked at me wierd.  No, no, no.   I'm going to think the best of people and treat people the way they deserve to be treated. 

So ladies, really.  Can we check our irritabilities, annoyances, and frustrations at the door and save them for the dishes, lawn mower, and other inanimate objects that won't have their feelings hurt by our particularly stressful day?

And if you're having a hard time with "Mean Girls" or Mean Women for that matter - I encourage you to listen to Part 1 & Part 2 of When Mean Girls Become Angry Moms on Homeword with Dr. Jim Burns and Hayley DiMarco and pick up a copy of her book: Mean Girls (although I think they book may be directed towards teenage girls)