Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Bullying, etc.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what sort of world I am living in. Not the world that I live in in my head. The world I physically reside in. The last elections made me incredibly sad. And disappointed. I'm saddened and disappointed with human beings. Finger-pointing, name-calling, judgment, discrimination, intolerance, lying have become an unfortunate norm. Bullying is at an all-time high. Many would call it an epidemic. Children (CHILDREN) are committing suicide because of bullying. How did things get this far?
Look at the last elections. It's no longer acceptable to have a positive campaign ad. A politician must be hiding something if they aren't making negative campaign ads. Close elections are being called voter fraud. How can we expect children to treat each other with respect when adults, who are supposed to be role models, resort to finger-pointing and name-calling every opportunity they get? They bully each other, bully the public, in order to get something they want.
And then parents cry about bullying... I'm not blaming parents all together. I understand that some kids are mean. However, I am willing to say that 95% of bullying children come from a household where respecting one another is not the norm. Children aren't taught to respect each other. They aren't taught to love each other. It's a parents job to teach love and respect. It is NOT the school's job, it is NOT your church's job, it is NOT daycare's job to teach these things. Parents, it's YOUR job to teach YOUR children love and respect.
Read this article if you don't agree with me. I commend the writer of that blog for taking a stand against those parents.
It's time for a change people. And that change starts with you and me. I challenge you this week to stay away from name calling (yes, even while driving). Try loving each other. Respecting one another. Maybe we'll start a new epidemic.
Look at the last elections. It's no longer acceptable to have a positive campaign ad. A politician must be hiding something if they aren't making negative campaign ads. Close elections are being called voter fraud. How can we expect children to treat each other with respect when adults, who are supposed to be role models, resort to finger-pointing and name-calling every opportunity they get? They bully each other, bully the public, in order to get something they want.
And then parents cry about bullying... I'm not blaming parents all together. I understand that some kids are mean. However, I am willing to say that 95% of bullying children come from a household where respecting one another is not the norm. Children aren't taught to respect each other. They aren't taught to love each other. It's a parents job to teach love and respect. It is NOT the school's job, it is NOT your church's job, it is NOT daycare's job to teach these things. Parents, it's YOUR job to teach YOUR children love and respect.
Read this article if you don't agree with me. I commend the writer of that blog for taking a stand against those parents.
It's time for a change people. And that change starts with you and me. I challenge you this week to stay away from name calling (yes, even while driving). Try loving each other. Respecting one another. Maybe we'll start a new epidemic.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween
Time for a rant... it's been awhile, but I think it's time. So here we go. Don't judge me, Monkey.
I used to love Halloween. I loved picking a costume, going trick o' treating, eating too much sugar until my tummy hurt. Then, after high school I loved Halloween for being able to wear the skimpiest outfit I can find and say "why yes, I AM a sexy corpse. How did you guess?" Everything Halloween turned into an opportunity to wear practically nothing and get away with it. Sexy ninja? Why yes! Sexy lunch lady? Cha-ching! Britney Spears? Bingo!
And then something happened. Halloween finally got old. No, scratch that. Not Halloween. Skimpy costumes got old. Maybe I gained some self-respect. Maybe it was modesty. Or maybe I finally realized that the best costumes are NOT the skimpiest ones. In fact, the best costumes are usually the least skimpy. They're the most creative. The ones where I go "aw man! I wish I had thought of that!!"
My hubs and I were watching a band play at a bar on Friday night. Of course, all of the middle-aged ladies were there in their skimpy costumes acting like girls in their late teens and early 20's. Now, I know that age is just a number (or whatever), but at what point do you look in the mirror and say "wow, I am really trying way too hard to relive the glory days. Stretch marks and cellulite just do not look good as a naughty dentist." How do you let your friends go out of the house like that? "Oh yes Sally! I think you look great! But I have had a least 2 jello shots, so my judgment may be skewed."
C'mon ladies!! Have some self respect! Time to act your age. Show some creativity. Instead of going with sexy Freddy Krueger, maybe opt for something more creative. As a very wise person said (one of my hubby's super funny cousins) "Halloween is about being horrified, not whorified." Ladies, make this your mantra.
I used to love Halloween. I loved picking a costume, going trick o' treating, eating too much sugar until my tummy hurt. Then, after high school I loved Halloween for being able to wear the skimpiest outfit I can find and say "why yes, I AM a sexy corpse. How did you guess?" Everything Halloween turned into an opportunity to wear practically nothing and get away with it. Sexy ninja? Why yes! Sexy lunch lady? Cha-ching! Britney Spears? Bingo!
And then something happened. Halloween finally got old. No, scratch that. Not Halloween. Skimpy costumes got old. Maybe I gained some self-respect. Maybe it was modesty. Or maybe I finally realized that the best costumes are NOT the skimpiest ones. In fact, the best costumes are usually the least skimpy. They're the most creative. The ones where I go "aw man! I wish I had thought of that!!"
My hubs and I were watching a band play at a bar on Friday night. Of course, all of the middle-aged ladies were there in their skimpy costumes acting like girls in their late teens and early 20's. Now, I know that age is just a number (or whatever), but at what point do you look in the mirror and say "wow, I am really trying way too hard to relive the glory days. Stretch marks and cellulite just do not look good as a naughty dentist." How do you let your friends go out of the house like that? "Oh yes Sally! I think you look great! But I have had a least 2 jello shots, so my judgment may be skewed."
C'mon ladies!! Have some self respect! Time to act your age. Show some creativity. Instead of going with sexy Freddy Krueger, maybe opt for something more creative. As a very wise person said (one of my hubby's super funny cousins) "Halloween is about being horrified, not whorified." Ladies, make this your mantra.
2nd verse, same as the first
I'm going to rename my last 30 Days of Excellence... it will now be known as 30 Days of Failure. Holy cow I dropped the ball on that one! I'll try it again this month and hopefully get better results. Strangely enough, at church on Saturday, the pastor challenged everyone to read the Bible this month. We're reading the book of James. So, I think I'll start there! Hopefully this month will be much more successful!
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