I have had a bad day?

I'm sorry you're having a horrible day -- If it makes you feel any better - I am so bored at work!! Here are a few jokes for ya!

A young boy, about eight years old, was at the corner "Mom & Pop" grocery picking out a pretty good size box of laundry detergent.

The grocer walked over, and, trying to be friendly, asked the boy if he had a lot of laundry to do.

"Oh, no laundry," the boy said, "I'm going to wash my dog."

"But you shouldn't use this to wash your dog. It's very powerful and if you wash your dog in this, he'll get sick. In fact, it might even kill him."

But the boy was not to be stopped and carried the detergent to the counter and paid for it, even as the grocer still tried to talk him out of washing his dog.

About a week later the boy was back in the store to buy some candy. The grocer asked the boy how his dog was doing.

"Oh, he died," the boy said.

The grocer, trying not to be an I-told-you-so, said he was sorry the dog died but added, "I tried to tell you not to use that detergent on your dog."

"Well," the boy replied, "I don't think it was the detergent that killed him."

"Oh? What was it then?"

"I think it was the spin cycle!"

**Signs you KNOW you've grown up**

1. Your potted plants stay alive.

2. Having sex in a twin-sized bed is absurd.

3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.

5. You hear your favorite song on an elevator.

6. You carry an umbrella. You watch the Weather Channel.

7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook-up and break-up.

8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.

9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as 'dressed up'.

10. You're the one calling the police because those darn kids next door don't know how to turn down the stereo.

11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.

12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.

14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's.

15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.

16. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.

17. Dinner and a movie - it's the whole date instead of just the beginning of one.

18. MTV News is no longer your primary source for information.

19. You go to the drugstore for Ibuprofen and antacids, not condoms and pregnancy test kits.

20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff'.

21. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.

22. Grocery lists are longer than macaroni & cheese, diet Pepsi, Ho-Ho's.

23. "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to drink that much again."

24. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.

25. You don't drink at home to save money before going to a bar

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first She placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil,without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg And break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside

became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat?

Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a Financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?

>> Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a Stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, It releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you

elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward In life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

May we all be COFFEE!

Not much compassion out there is there ? I can't help but i do sympathise. I hope tomorrow looks brighter.

I think it helps to have a "battle plan" or strategy for days like this in the future. I guess like the emergency store cupboard of goodies , colouring books etc that my mother had for days when we kids were sick and fretful. Which is NOT to say that you should plan to have too many bad days, but of course there will be others.

I don't know what you particularly would put in your store cupboard - I have chocolate (of course ), a couple of funny movies, a list of odd distraction activities to try, maybe some photos to remind you that there have been and will be again, better days, I also have a couple of notes that my kids wrote to me when they were little, that still make me laugh, also a collection of funny photos downloaded and kept for just such times. You would know what especially appeals to you.

I also find it helps to ALLOW myself to be miserable but to set a time limit on it. eg I will give myself permission to blub and moan to my hearts content for exactly 3 hours, I set a timer even, and on my honour, have to stop as soon as the timer goes. Honestly, quite often, I get bored with being miserable long before the timer goes off !

Good luck. friendly anonymous wishes coming your way. (Oh, and get out into the sun if you can !)

Best advice - go outside and get some fresh air and exercise, being healthy is half way to being happy - get your bike out the garage and go for a wee spin, walk along a country path and enjoy the scenery - feeling good about yourself is not an easy task, especially if you stay in a lot.

oh come on!!! whatever made you feel like that, i m sure is not enought to take you down!! you have a personality and you shouldnt lose your day for stupid things....i m not saying that what happened to you is stupid....but you know what? our health is on the top of our lives...do you want to destroy yourself because of a girl-boy/friend or a bad day?? cheer up! be you! smile cuzz its contagious!! listen to your fav music, surf online for a lil bit, watch ''friends'' or anything that could make you laugh! oh and think that i m sick, with fever and a red nose, sitting on my computer writing to you, to cheer you up while i cant even stand up!!!! there are other people in this world more sad than you are right now and more miserable! remember that nothing deserves to ruin your health/mood or even you!! take care!

Everone else who answers this is gona tell you of how their day or life is worse so dont be sad, or tell a stupid joke, and I know thats not gona help.

So Im gona give you a hug *hugs lolipop*

Hope that gets you on your way to feeling better!

dont feel bad myfriend there worst days to come like I used to work for the pottapotties when i was a kid that was a Sh** job cause i had to take up with everyones SH^^ each day LOL So dont feel glum chum feel happy take a walk outside read the bible it might help

I had a worse day. I've barely mixed in with my classmates,they ostracize me and I fell sick and have been absent from school two days maybe when i go back tomorrow they will just kick me out..yeah. I'm much worse than you,so cheer up!

Sometimes when you think you have a bad hair day, it looks like you spent all night getting down with it and everyone is jealous of you !!

Comedy movies or some good music is the way to go.