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The Ongoing Sour Mood Fairy

From: Los Angeles

Question

My wife frequently gets upset about something I say and stalks away. I either don't know what I said that was so offensive or she simply misconstrues my intent. She seems very predisposed to read everything I say negatively. Then she gets really upset that I don't see how upset she is and apologize. The only way I can see to deal with this is to offer an apology at the end of every sentence I speak. I'm sure she would find fault with that too. She didn't use to be so judgmental.

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Comments

Joe,

You’ve been caught by the Ongoing Sour Mood Fairy (OSMF). When being manipulated by the OSMF, your best option is to stay low and avoid most communication. Remember, the best you can do is break even when dealing with Mommy.

You may contemplate turning into “The Strong Silent Type” (SST) to counteract the dark energy inside the OSMF. It is an OSMF’s job to misconstrue in order to feed the sour mood, which with some Mommies has a voracious appetite.

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