It's clearly that time.

It's funny every year around the same time I reach a point. It's a point of irritability when I'm prone to go off on things/people I'd usually let slide. This always happens within the first 2-3 months of the year.

You see I know a lot of females. As I was discussing to my boys over the weekend, as men we have our "guys", the few guys we're cool with and associate with. We don't need an army of guys around us socially. It's only nature that from that we end up with more female friends then male friends. I think that what comes with this at one time or another is slick talk....unwanted sarcasm....random b.s.....Ms.Independent ranting......etc,etc. If you know enough ladies you'll hear it eventually.

Now no ones perfect so 95% of the time I overlook it, rationalize it and let it go. Logical me processes and deals with things with the least confrontation needed. But when too much side talk comes at me during a short period of time the result been for swift and powerful.

I had a situation like that happen last night where an online associate came out her face through a indirect subliminal statement and I had to speak on it and call her out.I was direct and forceful but not disrespectful. In the end it made me think about how much shit I let slide for the sake of keeping the peace.

We have the right to say what we want but I think folk forget that that right isn't a protection from the reactions of those your speaking to and about. I wont question your right to say something. I'll just question the judgment in the substance of what was said.

But it's cool. It's a balance. I hold in a lot and at times it needs to get out. My job is over in less then 2 weeks time after which I have mini trips, spa sessions and other activities that will cool things out as I prepare for the next stage of things.

What do y'all do to refocus yourselves and handle the stresses of life especially those of the opposite sex?