"Anger blows out the lamp of the mind"
Robert Green Ingersoll

How does one remain calm and composed when in anger?

Do you clench your fist and bite your tongue? Do you just walk away? Should one count to four?

It's the toughest thing to do. I'm having a mix of emotions right now, sad, dissapointment, anger... writing this post is gonna be quite a challenge.

You see, over the past few weeks i have been rather dissapointed with some things within the household. With my temporary 'disability', things at home have been a little hectic. And as one would expect, tempers would come short.

I am truly aware with the fact that raising a teenage daughter is a messed up period for any set of parents... or parent. Singular. God bless their souls.

I can't help but feel my parents' burden in raising one, today. I sure hope i didn't messed up much of their lives, when i was a teen... but this is ridiculous.

I... seriously cannot handle the pressure of raising one. I don't HAVE a teenage daughter, let alone a spawn... but even having a teenage sister is too much for me to handle.

The itensity is killing me. I can honestly say that i can feeeeeeel my heart palpitating. And with my dad's heart condition, i worry more.

Emotions run just as wild as a teenager's social life does. I hate drama, i truly do. I do whatever it takes to avoid it.

But i guess teenagers and drama comes in a package, which i am sure (i hope to god, it is) is quite normal.

But honest to god... Rude, selfish and inconsiderate remarks are simply intolerable.

It just pisses me off.

So... my question is again, how does one remain calm when in anger?

I really should to armour myself with cool thoughts in my head when the drama spikes.
'Cause this could last for another couple of years.