In the photo, I'm smiling, but just underneath I'm seething. It's taken me many years to realise that I have the Frustration Levels of a Knat. The minute anything even looks like it mightn't be going my way, or that people aren't falling over themselves being nice to me, I want to Angrily Scoop up My Toys & Flounce off in a Huff.In the past I might have done just that, but lately I've learned to Suck it Up & Love It. The only clue in the photo that I'm a little tense is the slightly raised shoulders & prizefighter's stance - but that just might be a result of the generous shoulder pads inside my newly-thrifted 'Jones of New York' wool jacket that I got in LA.
'Sucking it Up', along with 'Douche Bag', is a term that I learned from my daughter. Both of them have proved invaluable additions to my repertoire, although my students were quite shocked when I repeatedly referred to King Lear's evil daughters, Gonerill & Regan as 'Douche bags.' Some of them even charmingly inquired if I understood the meaning.
The thing I really like about 'suck it up' is that it's punchier & naughtier than 'Get Over It!' I don't think that I've ever gotten over anything in my entire life, but I can certainly have a go at 'sucking it up'.
3 comments:
Cute jacket. So what were you frustrated about?
Darla
My husband's favourite phrase for the same occasion is "wind your neck in" but then he is a Scouser (i.e. from Liverpool). Yours is so much more...eloquent!
I like the colour combinations. Your teeth look a little gritted but otherwise you don't look frustrated.
"Suck it up" is pretty common across the pond (I'm in Canada).
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