Blabber Mouth Fresh — HERCULANEUM

My Mom says that unless the words are positive, (people in a marriage, partnership, or relationship) no one should talk after 9 pm. She says people are too tired and nothing constructive will come from it. I agree with her, I just wish that I could always follow it.

I really try to follow the analogy of a tube of toothpaste, when it comes to my words. I forget where I heard it, but it made perfect sense to me: Have you ever tried to put toothpaste back into the tube after you've squeezed it out?

And another one I try to follow: To not speak ill, only requires silence.

Okay, so I have a feeling that you won't be surprised when I say that it's hard for me to "not speak", but last night at 10:20 pm, when I was tired as hell and approaching bitch-on-wheels stage, why couldn't I just keep my mouth shut? Why did I have to say in disgust, "DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" Why couldn't I just keep the toothpaste in the tube? Why couldn't I have just rolled over and gone to sleep?