22SOL24: the blame game

I often blame myself when things go wrong. Don’t we all? I don’t know if it is a mom thing or a woman thing or a human thing. But I’ll tell you what. I don’t often see a dad blaming himself for not foreseeing that their kid was going to need new shoes for Easter.

But with as often as I blame myself—how often am I thanking myself? NEVER

Blame myself for forgetting to defrost the chicken. 
Never thanking myself for figuring out a way to feed my family anyway. 

Blame myself for forgetting to send that one email. 
Never thanking myself for sending the 50 others that went out that day. 

Blame myself for not having the kids’ favorite mac & cheese on hand. 
Never thanking myself for having all their other favorites available and ready to go. 

Blame myself for not finishing that book club book. 
Never thanking myself for getting the rest my body needed rather than staying up too late to finish. 

Blame myself for having a house that is in need of a good cleaning before hosting Easter. 
Never thanking myself for planning and preparing an Easter celebration to begin with.

So today is the day I start adding a thanks for every blame so I can better see all I do rather than just all I don’t.

Today’s crossover event is brought to you by Five Minute Friday and Two Writing Teachers. I am publishing for their 17th annual Slice of Life challenge. Today’s FMF word prompt is blame. The rules are simple. Write for five minutes. There is no extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, punctuation. It is unscripted. Unedited. Real.

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  1. aschmeisser's avatar

    I don’t blame myself when things go bad,

    for I’m too cool to be at fault,

    and that might make some people mad,

    but I tell them to act adult

    and see the Elvis side of me,

    and when they do, oh, what a rush

    that sets them rocking out and free,

    thank you very very much!

    And anyway, blame is a bummer

    that doesn’t really solve a thing,

    so I think this coming summer

    you should pay homage to the King

    and make each day a happy find

    with no suspicion in your mind.

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