what's in a word...

I read this earlier and thought it was kinda funny, mostly because of how true it is.

When a woman says "I'm fine"...she really means that 'things are not fine and I'm mad at you'...the word "fine" actually stands for: freaked out, irritated, nervous and emotional. You guys should make a mental note that in a woman's vocabulary the word "fine" often has the same meaning as "terrible". Of course, when a woman combines "fine" with sarcasm it's a sure sign that you're in trouble!

I am terrible for doing this. I guess I didn't realize that it was a gender trait...figures! I'm a big fan of the sarcastic "fine then...blah, blah, blah..."or the "I'm fine...everything's fine".

Of course, Bill doesn't fall for this...he's too smart for that. It probably helps that he's had lots of experience in dealing with my many moods and often dodges the bullets. Sometimes when I'm in the "I'm fine" mood, all I really need is some space...other times some major sucking up from the man is in order.

It's funny because I know what's really going on in my head when I say all is fine (and it most definitely is not)...and I somehow expect Bill to just know this! He's supposed to be able to read my mind, right? Besides, often when I'm "fine" the reason has something to do with my dear hubby, so he should, afterall, know what's wrong.

It's funnier still that when Bill says he's "fine", I totally read between the lines and automatically think things are indeed terrible. I'm always reading between the lines, interpreting his thoughts, expressions and actions into things that they're not. I guess when a man says that he's "fine", he usually is...where fine=good, and not fine=terrible. When Bill says that he's "fine", I never believe him...maybe that's because my dictionary has a totally different meaning for the word!