Complaining

Most days, I walk into school and say, "Oh my gosh it is absolutely freezing in here. I stayed up all last night trying to work on all that homework," and it's true. Our school does not know how to keep the right temperature indoors without running up the AC bill, and with all my hard classes on one day, it's no surprise I get a lot of homework. That's not the problem. The problem is the response my friends give me, "Gosh, can you find something else to complain about?" I don't understand. I have to sit there during every class and lunch and listen to their sob story while offering kind words of sympathy, but when I'm not happy that I forgot a jacket and I fell asleep reading that last chapter in AP US history, no one has the time to sympathize with me?

I guess I'm just being selfish and I probably shouldn't complain as often as I do. But, I may not even be in a bad mood when I say it, or even really complaining. All I mean to do is state a fact that doesn't make me happy. But the instant someone says a word about complaining, my whole countenance drops, and my day is ruined.

I don't know if you've ever had one of those days, weeks, or years where everything seems to be going wrong. But if you do, I'll be here to sympathize and I won't tell you you complain too often ;)