Comments on: Crazyville, Population: Me

By: Kristen @ Motherese

Kristen @ Motherese — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:50:10 +0000

Crazyille. Population: You and Me

I don’t have any words of wisdom other than to say that I so totally get this. I am queen of worrying away my joy. Why are we like this and how did we get this way? I’ll be coming back to see if any wiser readers have the answers for how we can move out of Crazyville.

Thanks, Missy.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:34:32 +0000

I’m sorry, I’m right there with you in Crazyville. I usually keep these thoughts to myself and let them flee just as soon as they entered…but they do. I think it’s inevitable. However, I do like your idea of choosing to live in the moment and basking in the joy.

I’m the worst actually. My husband will be basking in the joy of hiking with the kids…and I’m shouting “be careful” at every turn. Seriously, I need to lighten up. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂

By: Elena

Elena — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:12:14 +0000

Wow, I could’ve written this post. I feel like I’m constantly looking over my shoulder. If I’m too happy, something will fall eventually. My husband always tells me I never experience the joy and that I’m always looking for the bad side. The main thing I try and focus on is just that I can be happy without something really bad happening. Not always easy!

By: Ma What's For Dinner

Ma What's For Dinner — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:55:26 +0000

Clearly we were separated at birth! We must be twins because that very thought enters my mind everytime my kids cry when I leave. Is this the universe trying to tell me that there will be some cosmic plane crash that lands on my car? Or worse yet? The house while they’re home with the sitter?

I’m a total freak, but glad to know that you are too!!!!!

Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner?

By: Kate F.

Kate F. — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:20:10 +0000

I think everyone does this. But, lately, I try SO hard to not think about what “might” be.

Last year, my 6-year-old nephew was diagnosed with a large brain tumor. It was a GREAT summer. It was OUR summer! We had baby sitters lined up. We had scheduled “dates nights.” Our youngest child was 6 months and finally sleeping through the night. And then in late July, on a day we were supposed to meet up with my sister-in-law and nephew at the pool… the news of a completely unexpected thing like childhood cancer came into our lives.

But 1 year later – my nephew is recovering. And through this experience I’ve learned that it is not worth my time to ponder on what might happen now that everything is going smoothly again. And when I find myself starting to think in that direction I try REALLY HARD to think that I don’t have the time to think of what might be… only what is.

I know… way easier said then done. But it’s amazing – the more I make my self think this way, the better I am at it 🙂 Now I have other “crazy” things to ponder on… like my 8-going-on-18 year old daughter… wait I’m not gonnna go there! (Happy thoughts right?)

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:08:36 +0000

embrace it, my darling.

Like I do every day.

It makes you unique.

ANd so very NON boring.

By: julie gardner

julie gardner — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:48:57 +0000

Oh wow. What a great post!

Now you really have me thinking (and dang. I like to be semi-unconscious most of the time).

At first, I was telling myself this isn’t me. That I’m a glass-half-full type who’s optimistic in the extreme (and not realistic at all. which isn’t a good thing, really).

And yes, this is true about me. For better or worse.

But then at night, when I can’t sleep, I let my mind fester on ridiculous fears for lack of anything REALLY awful happening in my life.

Maybe we are preparing ourselves; testing the depths of our minds to see how we’d react. Isn’t that why we watch sad movies or ride scary roller-coasters or do risky activities for the rush of it? To remind us we’re human? To soften the inevitable blow?

Or. Maybe we are just crazy.

Anyway, so glad I could help.

(ha! seriously I don’t have any good advice for you. I so wish I did because then I’d have good advice for me…)

Let me know what your saner readers say. Because I’ve got nothing.

By: The Flying Chalupa

The Flying Chalupa — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:12:09 +0000

I like Liz’s answer of getting out. For me, happiness comes with exercise. Or maybe it’s just the physical movement. Whatever. It clears out the crazy for an hour or two.

But yeah, happiness is so dang hard to accept! Especially when good behavior from children is so rare. 🙂

By: Staying Afloat!

Staying Afloat! — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:51:57 +0000

Add me to your Crazyville Town! I definitely noticed an increase in my anxiety over the unknown once I became a mother. It was like I felt if I have my mommy senses out, I will catch and prevent anything bad from happening to my kids. The things I worry about sometimes are INSANE!

I also find myself looking at what could go wrong in a situation so that I will have a “plan” in my head on how to handle it!

It isn’t a good solution, but I found I can’t watch the news anymore since the only thing they talk about is extremely negative and depressing. I choose to believe that there are more good people in the world then bad.

Oh and I try to follow the advice I give to my children…the boogyman really isn’t out to get us.

By: Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop.

Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop. — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:26:26 +0000

You are not the only resident of crazyville!! I have strange / morbid thoughts all the time. I am generally upbeat, but if my husband fails to call within an hour of his plane’s arrival time I panic, turn on CNN and start watching for plane crash info. And yes, when life is especially good, I get nervous. Almost fidgety. I just know something horrible will happen any minute. CRAZY! Prayer keeps me sane, though. Lots and lots of prayer!