An exercise in insanity

Let's say you're a generally happy person. Let's say, hypothetically of course, that in a given week a person is of average happiness for 5 days, has a great day 1 day, and has a bad day 1 day. That's 14.3% of the time that your happy, the same that your sad, and 71.4% of the time it's business as usual. So that's pretty good I think. Now add a significant other into the equation with the same stats. Someone that you care about deeply. Someone who shares in your joys and sorrows. Who you share a deep connection with. Uh oh. All of the sudden it's likely that you'll have two good days during a given week because if this other person is having a great day on a day that you're average, chances are she'll pull you up to her level of happiness. Remember, you share in each other's joys...Bonus! You just doubled your good days! But, chances are her bad day will fall on one of your average days too and you'll get pulled down in the dumps. Doubled bad days too. So the real question is on the days when you're super happy and your other half is bummed, what happens? Now let me first say that whatever put each person in their respective moods must be even for there to even be a question. Obviously if one person is happy because they found a dollar and the other is sad because a relative died, they're going to shift toward the bad day. But assuming all things are equal, what happens on this day? Do they go north or south?
You could say that it depends on the type of person each of them are, but I think it has more to do with timing. It all hinges on who speaks first. The first speaker will bring the listener to their level. The lesson here is, ALWAYS SPEAK FIRST WHEN YOU'RE IN A GOOD MOOD. That's your new rule. Live by it.
But there's an even bigger problem. Sure your spouse or significant other is a person that can bring you up or down, but I'm guessing (and just guessing at this point) that your children are the same way. Add another person in there and you're really playing with fire. If you have 3 children, you're in danger of never having a good day the rest of your life. But, it's possible you could never have another bad day as well. I wonder what happens if you have twelve kids?

Ok, so I realize this post didn't make any sense, but this is my blog. So I can write whatever I want!

Tomorrow is the baby shower. It sounds kind of funny, but I'm really excited. Not because I'm excited to be at the shower (I'm not even going during the actual event), but this means that we're close to having the baby! And all of these people are coming which means that we really are having a baby! They wouldn't come if it wasn't going to happen, right? Sorry, just a quick bout of nervous father-to-be again. Goodnight.