Is It Worth It?

Is it worth it to be nice all the time?
Is it worth it to hold your tongue at a time when there are so many words to be said even though most likely they will do no good & the other party will blame you for their incompetence? Is it worth it to restrain your right hand & not slap the individual next to you who is acting like a complete & utter moron?

I don't know. I just don't know.

What I DO know, is that when I am nice even under difficult circumstances, & hold my tongue even when the other person needs to be corrected, or put my hands in my pockets to keep from slapping the individual, nothing is accomplished except them getting away with their idiocy, and me, perhaps, "rising above the situation." I know that if I had been a little meaner & corrected the person or persons involved & gave them a piece of mind after backhanding them across the face, I would have felt much better, they would know exactly how I feel, and would probably leave me alone altogether. However, I did, in fact, hold my tongue in order to be nice while restraining my hands to keep from becoming violent and let me tell you what, I don't know if it was worth it! The person and/or persons involved are still getting away with the most obnoxious behaviors that could, indeed, be detrimental to my child's future relationships among other things.

The only consolation that I have is that in 27 days, we will be far, far away from the person or persons involved in my every day stress & anxiety. I suppose that is why I don't get mean & give that person or persons involved a piece of my mind & slap them silly. No, it's not just one person, it's a few. But, like I said, I can endure the next 27 days (hopefully) with no incident because I honestly believe that if I jumped on it when someone offended me, the results would be no better and possibly worse, if that's possible. So I'll "just keep swimming" and "turn the other cheek." I only have so many cheeks to turn, so I guess after I'm done turning & can stand it no longer, I'll let loose, but HOPEFULLY I'll make it the next 27 days.

I do still wonder though,
Is It Worth It?