Dear Braelyn, 

Everyone feels grumpy sometimes—even a cheerful cat like me.  

Sometimes exhaustion makes us crabby. When we really need sleep, our brains struggle to do their jobs—like managing our emotions. Sometimes hunger makes us cranky. Our brains need a steady supply of sugar energy. When the available sugar drops too low, we feel terrible—or even hangry. Sometimes stress or problems like anxiety and depression make us grumpy. 

In all those scenarios, anger lets us know we need to change something. We need to sleep, eat or get some help with our problems.  

I asked my friend Anthony Lopez why we feel anger … » More …

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