Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose

Hysteria Encourages Her

Sheila is thirteen
So everything is worst scenario
Woe is me
Consistent melodrama

No one likes me
Everyone hates me
This pimple is the size of a barn
Hashtag I am a failure

We all tried to encourage her
Especially me
I am her grandma
This is my job

We could not get her out of this thirteen-year-old-girl mode.
No matter what.
I am ugly! Sheila whined.
Hysteria, her hamster gave her the thumbs up.

She stared for about two seconds
Then we all started laughing
And it was over
Hysteria always knows what to do.

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L Milton Hankins June 10, 2022 at 10:07 AM Always difficult to know how to approach a thirteen-year-old's latest crisis. But, I always know when this one passes, another one is on the horizon. Caren Krutsinger June 10, 2022 at 2:11 PM These GIRLS! Ugh!

Kim Rodrigues June 10, 2022 at 9:52 AM In teenage years, life can look overly bleak. I shredded my diary from back then…too negative. Not the person I wanted to be. Still it made me see my face in a mirror so it was a bit helpful. Caren Krutsinger June 10, 2022 at 2:11 PM I loved my diary back then.

Tom Cunningham June 10, 2022 at 8:10 AM All part of growing up I suppose, then we see the light Tom Caren Krutsinger June 10, 2022 at 2:11 PM The girls are ridiculously hard on themselves

Kenneth Cheney June 10, 2022 at 8:09 AM Thank God for Hysteria. Caren Krutsinger June 10, 2022 at 2:12 PM That's what I think too Kenneth! Thank you for catching that!