A dear gal pal has a thread on her board that started me thinking about things that I am so weary of , that I can't see straight.
1. In the Movies..I am tired of the lead character getting the crap beat out of them and never saying " God Damn, that hurt. " It doesn't matter if you are Bruce Willis in a " Die Hard " movie or Pierce Brosnan in " Die Another Day ." When you get smacked/shot/ pummeled /hit with a brick..whatever..it's going to HURT . You are not going to bounce back, fix it by munching on a bayer or gulping a 'tini . Stop sucking up and own it. You just got your ass whipped...in the real world it takes a while to heal...and so just stop being brave/stoic/MANLY..just stop it .
2. In the Movies/On TV...Relationships always work out. Calling Bullshit on that one. The expectation excedes the reality here folks . Boy meets girl..or boy meets boy ...or girl meets girl . Problems arise ..well double damn'd DUH ! They aren't always resolved in the real world. Hell..half the time problems aren't even identified in real life relationships. And if they are, it does not always work itself out to everyones satisfaction. Often people fail to work out a resolution and either call it quits or agree that the problem needs to be shelved for another days agenda . One hundred and twenty minutes on the average is not time enough to fix a problem when they occur.
3. In the Movies/On TV...Lead characters always have a trusty sidekick who is more than willing to drop everything in their life at a moments notice and ride shotgun into whatever insane, lame-ass plan the main character has . Just once I'd like the sidekick to say.." Um..no..taking a pass on this one , have fun and do not call me for bail money." Just once. In real life sometimes ou just need to let a person perform what ever stupid act they have dreamed up..just to be given the opportunity to rub their faces in it when it falls apart. What ..you wouldn't do that ?...LIAR....
4. In the Movies /On TV...Children are always cute , clever, talented...what ever. Um..no, actually they are not . In real life, sometimes they behave so badly you just want to pre-dial CPS because there's a beating a-coming. In real life until people are willing to admit that the precious child should not be allowed to run amok without some form of consequences...oh don't get me started. Wally World/Sam's/ Big Box Store deserves every lawsuit filed against them when their employees fail to step up to the plate and tell child and more importantly the parent's of said child " Stop doing that." Period. The managers of these stores more often than not are afraid that by actually being responsible that they will lose customers. HAH ! They lose far more in attorneys fees and settlements, not to mention customers like ol Pol here who refuse to shop in them on a regular basis.
Oh I am so ready for vacation..sigh.
Have a great week.
Ciao,
Aunty Pol
P.S. Amazon ROCKS ! I just got a dvd that I have waited years to get my mits on...." Go Flash Go."...Heeee ! Time to Happy Dance.
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AMEN! Of course I'm a true believer on your rank on the kids. Yikes! As a parent with a few expectations, I've gotten nasty looks from moms when I tell my kids (in a really loud voice) that if they EVER act like that, I'll kick their ass. My oldest thinks it's a riot. As for the rest, well, maybe one day...
OMG..I can imagine. I know that it may be hard for some to grant that I am entitled to an opinion , ( and nooo..never you Susan..) on this issue since I am in fact childless...and that is their perogitive..it doesen't take a genius to recognize unacceptable behavior . Maybe to some it does't really count since it is in public and therefore anonymous...I can tell you for a fact that my parents and the parents of my peers would have beat the living krep out of us for acting that way. And God help you if there was a parent at home to face . I'll admit years ago, my nephew and I acted rather silly at the Pirates of the Caribean, but that was just a mock sword fight...I let him best me, I died, lay on the ground..he did a Capt. Morgan's on me..I got up ..we moved on...He was I believe 10 or 11..seems oddly pale in comparison.
I don't know when society decided it was okay to let your kids be brats, but it's not right. Sure, there will always be tantrums that get out of hand. We pack the kids up, take them home, put them in bed. That simple. I think that people without children shouldn't really ever know that mine were there. Because I have them, doesn't mean everybody wants to hear them, ya know? Of course, I'm starting to believe that Glenn and I are in the minority with the way we parent.
LOL..YOu may be right about being in the minority...sad to say. You and Glenn are hands on parents and that's all that counts. You guys are the best...
BTW..hope you find the baby clothes, I am keeping good thoughts for all of you .
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