Can't

I am so over the word "can't". It is currently the most annoying word in the English language as far as I am concerned. People spend so much time using the word can't that nothing ever gets done.

I am guilty of doing it, too. I say things like, "I just can't seem to lose this weight," but really anyone who has ever seen what I eat during the course of the day would tell you that I am clearly not really trying. I hear other people say things like, "I can't find a job/better job" or "I can't go back to school", but I have seen what most of them are doing and if they were being honest they aren't really trying either. Sneaking treats is no more going to help me loose weight than procrastinating and thinking of political conspiracy theories is going to help you find gainful employment. Yes. We all get down on ourselves once in a while, but eventually you should realize that it won't get better on it's own. You are going to have to suck it up (or in my case, suck it in) and start doing something about it. That may mean doing a job you really don't want to do or taking a leap of faith and starting something for yourself or actually using the equipment at the gym. Whatever it is it will not be found under the word can't.

The thing that I find most disturbing is the we are not content to ruin it for ourselves alone. Nope. We have to go and use the dream killing can't word on other people. You can't go there, or do that, or say that. Can't, can't, can't. It reminds me of something my college roommate used to say about crabs in a barrel. None of the crabs can get out because every time one gets close another crab pulls him back down (most likely in an attempt to climb over him). I just don't understand the need some people have to poop in other people's ice cream. Then those same people wonder why nobody invites them out. Nobody wants to hang out with an ice cream pooper. You are NO FUN! Try saying something helpful for a change.

The thing that got me really riled up was when I heard my son say the word the other day and almost went ballistic. He is just 3. What does he mean he can't. The beauty of being 3 is that you should be feel like nothing is impossible. I quickly corrected that and we came up with a new house motto. "What do you do when you don't know something? We TRY!"

That is it. That is all I am asking for, a good try. If my 3 year old can do it then so can I. Haters be damned.