So, usually I always feel that I should be getting back into the "swing of things" (sorry to be so cliche) the week or so before school starts, but lately, I just can't bring myself to wake up at 7, especially if I don't have anything to do until 5 pm. Why not stay in bed until 11 and let the sun rise and fall with the hours? But the thing is, every time that I do, I feel that I wasted the day. And when I do get up pretty early, I don't do anything anyway, so it's a roundabout way of saying that I am one lazy little freak.
Woohoo!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Rant #1: For All of You Who Think You Know Better
One thing that irks me a bit right now is the lack of consideration for other people and mother earth. I absolutely hate how pretty much NO ONE can be courteous while driving, NO ONE says thank you anymore, and some people can't wait to put a bottle in the recycling bin at their house and feel the need to throw it out of their window while driving away from their parking spot. Of course, the last one I encountered was at the King of Prussia Mall, where people are a bit snooty for my taste. If I would have caught her doing that a little sooner, I would have thrown the bottle at her car. Then, most likely, she would have stopped her car and started yelling at me. Probably have called me a tree hugging hippie (like that's a bad thing), and tried to call the cops on me. First of all, a bottle is not a lethal weapon and cannot hurt anyone, especially if it is empty. And second, she would have probably gotten a fine for littering instead. Bad part on her end.
Another thing that's been bugging me a bit is that fact that some people out there (I will not name names, although it would be pretty awesome to slander such a "good name") think it is all right to open your son's mail, your 20 year old son's mail, just because you don't like who it came from. Hmmm... isn't that a felony punishable by fines and jail time? I am half tempted to write him a letter, address it to him, but the letter on the inside is for his mother telling her about how she could go to jail for what she did. This woman has caused so much trouble if she would just keep out of his damn business.
Also, fathers, mothers, even siblings, your teenage daughter/son/sister/brother will NOT listen to you if you are not supportive of what they do. If you invade their privacy and yell at them all the time, if you don't listen to their side of the story, if you don't talk to them as though they are a loving and treasured part of your family, then they will not listen to you and not care about what you have to say, and do what they are doing anyway. Just think about this: they may have the support of their aunts/uncles/church relatives or friends. They will listen to them more than they will listen to you. You are kind of scary with your neck veins bulging. You need to "chillax" and treat them as though they are growing women and men. Remember, in medieval times at 13, young girls were married off to 30 some year old men. So, 3-4 years isn't that bad, huh? My own neice is 21 (I'm 22. odd, huh?) and she is married to a 31 year old man. My grandmother was 18 (?) when she got married to my grandfather (30?). A good friend of mine was dating a guy at 17 who was 20-some years old. Ha! Not that bad, when you think about it. You can't control their lives. The best thing you can do is support their relationship and do all you can to encourage a good relationship between them. Cousin, she's 16 years old and not going to have sex until she's either out of your house or married. At that point, you do not need to worry about what she does with her life because it is not yours. You need to stop reading her diary and just let her be a 16 year old. She's doing a lot better than I was at 16.
Another thing that's been bugging me a bit is that fact that some people out there (I will not name names, although it would be pretty awesome to slander such a "good name") think it is all right to open your son's mail, your 20 year old son's mail, just because you don't like who it came from. Hmmm... isn't that a felony punishable by fines and jail time? I am half tempted to write him a letter, address it to him, but the letter on the inside is for his mother telling her about how she could go to jail for what she did. This woman has caused so much trouble if she would just keep out of his damn business.
Also, fathers, mothers, even siblings, your teenage daughter/son/sister/brother will NOT listen to you if you are not supportive of what they do. If you invade their privacy and yell at them all the time, if you don't listen to their side of the story, if you don't talk to them as though they are a loving and treasured part of your family, then they will not listen to you and not care about what you have to say, and do what they are doing anyway. Just think about this: they may have the support of their aunts/uncles/church relatives or friends. They will listen to them more than they will listen to you. You are kind of scary with your neck veins bulging. You need to "chillax" and treat them as though they are growing women and men. Remember, in medieval times at 13, young girls were married off to 30 some year old men. So, 3-4 years isn't that bad, huh? My own neice is 21 (I'm 22. odd, huh?) and she is married to a 31 year old man. My grandmother was 18 (?) when she got married to my grandfather (30?). A good friend of mine was dating a guy at 17 who was 20-some years old. Ha! Not that bad, when you think about it. You can't control their lives. The best thing you can do is support their relationship and do all you can to encourage a good relationship between them. Cousin, she's 16 years old and not going to have sex until she's either out of your house or married. At that point, you do not need to worry about what she does with her life because it is not yours. You need to stop reading her diary and just let her be a 16 year old. She's doing a lot better than I was at 16.
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