Guilt.
I wonder what it feels like
to have
Real Guilt
Capitalized on purpose
Guilt
Betrayed your family
Guilt
Cheated on your wife
Guilt
Committed a crime
Guilt
it’s bad enough
to have
sitting on the couch
guilt.
did I work enough on Sunday
guilt
ordered take out for dinner again
guilt
didn’t take the dog on a second walk
guilt
baby guilt
lower case
guilt
is enough
guilt
for me
On a Thought 
I loved how you named all the different types of guilt – how ingenious! I certainly have experienced the “sitting on the couch” guilt many times. After I read your post, you had me thinking that maybe I am doing okay if I am only having “baby guilt” and I shouldn’t feel so bad about it. Thanks!
Hahahaha!! I love this!
“it’s bad enoughto havesitting on the couchguilt.”
God, yes.
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SO perceptive and original! I also ove your lists- of capital G guilts and lowercase g guilts, which we are ALL plagued by. I will be adding the expression “baby guilt” to my lexicon from now on!
I appreciate your comparison of Guilt vs. guilt. I too feel the “guilt” heavily—- and way too often I think! I couldn’t imagine feeling… Guilt…
I also appreciate the term “baby guilt”. Love that! I still have guilt about retiring when I did – surely I could have continued a few years more, saving more money (for health insurance), working with students, being with my colleagues…. And the parental guilt? Ugh. I don’t want to talk about THAT.
Thanks for helping put guilt into perspective.
if the “resting on the weekend” police come by, I guess you’ll be charged. Now doesn’t that sound silly? Love the big G little g, very clever.
Cleverly written! I would have to add “too much scrolling guilt!”
Lowercase guilt?! Genius. I love this.