Why Do We Allow This To Happen?

Stress
1: constraining force or influence: as a: a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part ; especially : the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch b: the deformation caused in a body by such a force c: a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation d: a state resulting from a stress ; especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium e: strain , pressure 2: emphasis , weight 3archaic : intense effort or exertion4: intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness5 a: relative force or prominence of sound in verse b: a syllable having relative force or prominence6: accent 6a


As you can see this is what good ole Webster had to say about stress, but how do we break it down to our level? Well, on my level, stress is when your 2 yr old son refuses to listen to anything you have to say. Stress is when the kitchen is piled high with dishes and it seems that you will never get them done. Stress is when your child absolutely hates taking a bath and puts up a fight while you are trying to accomplish something that you yourself know is benefitting him and not harming him like he may think it is. Stress is being pushed to those limits that you see other people being pushed to and always swear you'll never become that person. Yeah you know, the screaming, breakdowns, crying, headaches, sky-high blood pressure, etc... Whatever the particular case may be for yourself. We get so drained and so stressed to the point where we are exhausted and just cannot function. If you are sitting there reading this and saying to yourself, " I'm never like this, I'm just fine 24/7/365", well consider yourself the luckiest person on the face of the planet. As for the rest of us, I just have one question to ask. WHY DO WE ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN? Are we masochistic or is it just something in our nature? I am a firm believer that we, as women, are naturally the bigger worriers. Somehow most men can just take things and let it roll off their backs like water on a duck. I, myself, try and remain as laid-back as possible, but that's not possible when the daily stresses of life and raising a toddler are raining down on me like a hellstorm. I do have to be grateful for my husband though. He helps as much as he possibly can and I honestly do not know where I would be if he wasn't in our lives. I don't know that I could handle it, but I'm sure I would make do if I had to. Anyway, I guess I said all of this because I was just trying to release some tension and just give my insight into why I think we stress so much. Please feel free to leave your cares or concerns in the comment box. Thanks again for listening.