Them: "How are you today?"
Me in my Mind: "Life's in shambles because I'm paying a lawyer to screw me in family court that has no desire to listen to facts or truth. I'm on my last shred of sanity."
Me out loud: I'm good.
--- sometimes you get REALLY tired of this and you feel like you're going to SNAP---. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this ways sometimes. What I started to do to alleviate some of this is -- is saying something really off the cuff when they ask these questions:
Them: "Did you find everything you were looking for?"
Me out loud: Patting down my pockets... I seem to have misplaced that million dollars, I'm thinking on isle 7? And Mr. Prince Charming, I think may have gotten distracted by the honeydews in produce..."
Then just smile and wait. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.
I find it relieves some of the pressure from time to time.
I do that too. Instead of lashing out and going crazy on someone, I'll crack jokes. Even if they're more awkward than funny. Something stupid like that actually helps.