Zip it

Note to self: Shut your big fat mouth. Has there ever been a moment when it was better to blurt than to keep it in the vault? Ever? No. Not in the flurry of rumormongering over layoffs at work, not in the stress of dealing with cranky old parents, not in the crises over daughter C's various escapades. I have never, ever felt better after betraying a friend's confidences, letting off steam or "sharing" with other parents. Never happened. Not once. Yet the temptation continues. As do the lapses.