Please sign my petition..

...to the Elders of the Dictionary.

I'd like to take the word "just" out of the English language.

According to dictionary.com - here's what they say the word means:

adjective

1.	guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.

2.	done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply.

3.	based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim.

4.	in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis.

5.	given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward: a just penalty.

6.	in accordance with standards or requirements; proper or right: just proportions.

7.	(esp. in Biblical use) righteous.

8.	actual, real, or genuine.

–adverb

9.	within a brief preceding time; but a moment before: The sun just came out.

10.	exactly or precisely: This is just what I mean.

11.	by a narrow margin; barely: The arrow just missed the mark.

12.	only or merely: He was just a clerk until he became ambitious.

13.	actually; really; positively: The weather is just glorious.

Ok - so here's my problem with the word. Pretty much every definition defines (is that a double positive??) just as some type of truth - precise - real - or - or actual.

Lately, I'm finding those definitions to be laughably wrong.

Example #1: My incidence with the worst cable company known on the planet - let's call them Thyme Warmer (T.W)....

Lady from T.W. - I'm sorry Ma'am, but it looks like you'll have to have a technician come out to your home to fix the problem.

Me: But this will be the 3rd technician in 4 days. Why didn't they fix it right the first time around?

T.W. - I can't answer that. But, will you be at home tomorrow for a technician?

Me: Yes - I'm a full time mother.

T.W. - Oh ok. Then there shouldn't be a problem - since you just stay at home.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy there lady. Use your words and don't use that type of language with me. JUST stay at home? Please, sister. I probably do more in my first few hours of the day than you do sitting at your desk in a week. I don't JUST stay at home. I'm a seeker of good deals, a personal shopper, a healer, a fitness enthusiast that pounds the pavement while you sit in front of your teleprompter, a financier, a chef, a hero...all these things require me to leave my house to go to the store, the bank, the doctor, etc. So - there's no truth in that JUST.

Example #2: Random person who hears Isabelle sneeze and cough.

Random person: Is she sick?

Me: Yes - she's fighting a cold.

Random person: Oh - that's nothing. It's JUST a cold.

WHACK! That's me as I hit him/her with my 40 lb diaper bag. JUST a cold. Ok - I get it. Kids get sick. And I know how incredibly blessed I am for Iz to have something minor like a cold rather than something more serious. But to a mom - any mom - a cold means - late nights, possible fevers, coughs that sound so painful it makes my heart hurt, eyes that are so tired it forces tears from mine, worries of the JUST a cold turning into something worse. So - another JUST wrong...

Example #3: A person I'm meeting at 3:00 PM shows up at 3:45 PM.

Me: Hey - you're 45 minutes late.

Late person: Yeah. Have you been here long?

Me: Yes. I got here at 3PM.

Late person: Ok... I'm JUST a little late

Hold on second. {breathe, breathe, breathe} JUST a little late? You know the kind of lengths moms have to go to get anywhere on time?? I try my absolute best to be on time or early to things. I'm still getting the hang of it but I know that when someone is waiting on me - I don't like keeping them. For me to get on time probably means I took a 2 minute shower, didn't dry my hair, threw on whatever onesie was clean for Iz, drove 80 in school zone and ran red lights. So - JUST a little bit late. W.H.A.T.E.V.E.R....

So - please sign my petition. I'll let the Dictionary people know that we need this word out or the definition needs to be redone. It can't be too hard - its JUST word....