There’s little that’s more irritating than being around an
insufferably cheerful person when you’re in a bad mood. Sometimes life is
crappy and disappointing, and you just have to wallow in it for a while.
Even three year-olds understand this. On Babble’s Kids Say
the Cutest Things, a parent learned that sometimes there’s no easy fix for a
bad mood: “Our 3-year old was supposed to spend the afternoon with Grandma, but
when my mom got sick, she was very disappointed. I thought taking her to
McDonald’s (which is VERY rare) would be a special treat to cheer her up. I
asked her if she wanted a Happy Meal, to which she responded, ‘No, I feel like
I should have a Grumpy Meal today.’”
This little girl is an emotional realist. I mean, would Ronald McDonald cheer you up if you were phenomenally disappointed? Of course not. But I, for one, would still take a free Grumpy Meal.
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