...for somebody who 'hates' to gripe, that sure was a lot of griping going on.

[But, hey, she gets it. The kid--he definitely looked like a kid, from her perspective--was probably new. Who wouldn't want to grip on their first day?]

[Heck, after two-plus years, there were some days when she still felt like griping.]

There are some herbs you can take, I think. If you know how to boil them into tea properly.