We've all had a bad day, when things just don't seem to go right. There are times when you just want to throw up your hands and then crawl back into bed, pulling the covers over your head. Sometimes it hard to keep a smile on your face when inside you feel like screaming.

At these times, there are so many choices we can make. We can rant and rave at the injustices of the world or go into a corner and cry. We can try to make jokes to mask our problems or come inside and lock the door. Out of all these choices and more, I think the best approach would be to simply make an avocado face.

This is the face you get when you feed a baby (or at least my niece) avocado. There was no crying, no whining, and even no complaining, simply an expression that conveyed the full measure of Jada's dislike. So from now on,  when things aren't going right and it's just been a bad day, a simple avocado face might be the very thing that would make you feel better. And if nothing else, you won't have made the situation worse by responding inappropriately. I'm going to try it at the first opportunity I get.

Oh, and Jada, when you grow up and stumble across this post, I'm sorry. Your crazy Auntie Cris had too much fun at your expense, but she really does love you very much!