Chaos ensues...and disappears as fast as it came

Wow, if you were in our house right now, here's what you'd see: Pure chaos...Claire throwing a fit because she doesn't want to clean her room, Gabe screaming because he's mad at Claire, Olivia trying to comfort Gabe, but actually only making him angrier, Nate screaming because Gabe woke him up, birds chirping, and my mom trying to get everything under control while holding a conversation on the phone. Talk about multi-tasking (and ear-splitting sound levels!) Seriously, according to the OSHA, a quiet residential area is around 40 decibels, right now, I think our house is hovering at about, oh, 85 decibels, which is when you need hearing protection! (I think that Gabe's scream is probably about that, no kidding! Maybe even louder because the OSHA says that a baby's scream can be about 110 decibels ) At times like this, there's three things that we need are usually in short supply: patience, cooperation, and relaxing music, in that order. (Well, the third thing is optional, just my preference, helps you calm down...) Oh yes, definitely need patience. Ahh...breathe in, breathe out...repeat X10, all better! Better yet, don't think of getting mad as a waste of time, think of it as an exercise for the blue vein on your forehead, as Jeremy Duncan from the comicbook Zits would say. (Always makes me laugh!) Nah, just joking, think of it as a test from God, more like. Got patience down? Good. Next comes cooperation, which, unfortunately can't be done unless everyone wants to cooperate, like hitting a needle in a haystack, and if you're on the phone or have someone coming over, it's like hitting a needle in a haystack with a deadline, ack! Okay, by this time, our house has calmed down to a dull roar. (Just kidding, it's actually pretty quiet, if you don't count the vacuum running :) Okay, I take it back, Gabe just started blasting our ears...I mean, screaming again...Breathe...All better. Overall, my mom and dad do a great job at keeping the house under tabs, I wouldn't be able to do tht good! Personally, I like to calm down by listening to music.

CDs that are in my collection now:

High School Musical/High School Musical 2 Soundtracks-The High School Musical Cast (A weird choice for relaxation music, I know, but hey, if it works, it works!)

Dignity-Hilary Duff (Another weird choice...:)

The Greatest Hits-The Newsboys

And CDs with songs by various artists, check out the About Me section for a list of my favorite artists. So there you have it, the full anger guide, by Parker Ginn. :D I think Olivia posted an entry about how she cools off when she's angry too, you can read it here.