Moodiness not exclusive to female gender
by Shannon Harrison, managing editor

    I have been doing some thinking lately, and I have come to believe that men need a little history on the thoughts of women.

    The first thing is that if we are in a bad mood, most of the time it is not because of PMS.

    Do men even stop to consider that maybe, just maybe, we are having a bad day? When they are in bad moods, the first thought that enters our minds is not that they are under biological influence. If that were the case, they would have bad moods every couple of weeks.

    What drives me crazy is that when I’m not happy, instead of asking if I’m alright, the first thing my male friends or even my husband asks is if I’m about to have the visitor soon.

    It doesn’t even come to their mind that part of the problem may be them.

    Next, if I’m unhappy and I want to talk about it, I will. The most annoying thing is when a man keeps pressuring me to tell him what’s wrong.

    It’s not always that I don’t want to tell him, but if I do, he won’t listen. He’ll just try to think of a way to fix the problem.

Personally, I can handle my problems myself. If I need someone’s help, I’ll ask.

    Yes, guys, this is the 21st century, and women do know how to take care of themselves.

    Also, isn’t it funny, girls, that when we get hurt, they tell us to buck up and be strong. But watch out if they get hurt. When they do, they act as though the world is coming to an end and they have only an hour to live.

    It’s not that I don’t get along with men; in fact, I have many male friends, but their nonsense is starting to get a little old.

    Men also have this presumption that they know everything, and if they’re wrong, they won’t believe it. We all know that they are just so much smarter than we women. PLEASE!

    I’m also sick and tired of men and sports. I enjoy sports, but because I’m a woman, men think I don’t know anything. All of a sudden, my opinion doesn’t count, and I’m a bandwaggoner.

    For the record, I have liked the same teams for the past 15 years, which is better than I can say for most of the men out there.

    Another thing is the man who thinks he can sweet talk any woman he wants into bed.

    Some day that man will realize that when last call is announced, his wallet is empty and he’s once again alone, we can spot guys like him a mile away. However, they are fun to talk about at the office the next day.

    As I’m sitting here writing, my noisy male neighbor and his compadre are talking about how women don’t make the world go round. Well, I’d like to know how they would survive without us.

    Life without us would mean that they would somehow have to go through the rigorous hours of labor, clean their own houses, do their own laundry and find their own personal items that are usually right in front of their faces.

    Men, to get down to it, we girls are not PMS-driven, unintelligent, non-sporty women. We have opinions, knowledge, skills and minds of our own.

    And, like men, we have moods brought on by feelings, not nature.

    Give us a break. We’re more like men than they, or we, want to admit.