Stay home and be miserable. This is the day not to celebrate. Draw your curtains and stay inside. It’s National Grouch Day. On at least one day of the year you deserve to have the freedom to be yourself. Of course this is all said very tongue-in-cheek nobody expects you to really be grumpy on National Grouch Day but if you are, it’s ok.
When we think of grouches we often think of the famous character from Sesame Street. Oscar the Grouch lived in his metal trashcan. It was his job to make everyone as miserable as he was (or to try to anyway). Millions of us fell in love with Oscar as kids.
For this day there has been no presidential proclamation (that I can find anyway). It’s just a day that’s set aside to be fun. According to at least one source Sesame Street is the origin of National Grouch Day. It’s the day to have fun with the famous grumpy Grouch that we all know and love.
How will you spend your time on National Grouch Day? This is a day where you don’t celebrate as much as participate. After all, celebration implies fun. Grouches can’t have fun. It’s against their nature!
If you are looking for suggestions you are in the right place. The list below will give you plenty of ideas.
National Grouch Day Grumpy Idea #1
Don’t celebrate it. Don’t go anywhere. Stay home and be your grumpy self. Keep the curtains drawn. If someone comes to your door tell them to go away because you’ve decided to participate in National Grouch Day. Better yet, put a note on your door. That way, they won’t even have to ring your bell for you to be annoying to them.
National Grouch Day Grumpy Idea #2
Send a grouch an e-card (just don’t expect a thank you note in return). Some great e-card sites with cards for National Grouch Day are Blue Mountain Arts, 1001 Postcards.Org.
National Grouch Day Grumpy Idea #3
Watch movies with famous grouches. With one trip to the video store you can come back with your arms loaded. From Sesame Street to Grumpy in Snow White to Medea in Tyler Perry movies the DVD world is filled with grouches.
Do you remember the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz, the queen in Snow White, Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch or the step-mother of Cinderella? Definitely grouches each one.
National Grouch Day Grumpy Idea #4
There is a serious aspect to National Grouch Day that needs to be mentioned. Depression comes in different forms. While we may like watching grouches on TV no one wants to be one. Grouches are generally very unhappy people.
Do you find yourself feeling like Oscar from Sesame Street or frequently see yourself in the grumpy characters in movies? If so, a depression screening may be helpful.
For more on National Grouch Day read this article by Carol Bengle Gilbert
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