9:34 pm
Let’s face it. Lots of things go wrong in life. Some people have it really bad and others have it semi-bad. My grandmother has always taught me that no matter how bad things are, someone out there always has it worse. It amazes me that as someone who gravitates to the negative side of the spectrum, I am more positive than most people lately. And really, that’s sad because I am a huge whiner.
I am really struggling with people these days. I’ve always had trouble getting along with people but lately, it is ridiculous. With age, I have learned that some things are acceptable while others…not so much. I am finding it really difficult at school. With my four years of a human services program, never did I encounter what I have heard in the business program. It’s an incredible lack of any sensitivity, kindness and basic social skills. Today, I actually had a professor use the term “brain-dead” in discussing a failed approach to management. It’s one thing to think it but to actually say it repeatedly in front of an audience….yikes. The way different businesses are criticized without even thinking that maybe someone in class works there just blows my mind. All along, I thought these were basic skills.
Like the Sarah Palin thing..leave her alone. If you don’t like her, don’t vote for her. End of Story. (I can see the encouraging people not to vote for her strategy but to wish physical harm is disgusting.) I find that a lot of the people who talk “crap” are people who I don’t really value their political views anyway. Because really, when researching candidates, Madonna and Lindsay Lohan’s recommendations would totally seal the deal for me. She can’t wear underwear or remember to drive SOBER but she can tell you how to vote.
It’s the same with Harper. I wasn’t a fan because of his views on harm reduction among other things. No, I didn’t vote for him but a lot of people did, he “won” and that’s the way it goes. I understand the anger and disappointment but I think that if people want some sort of electoral reform, maybe they should do something about it other than change their facebook status to “Jane Smith is OMG SO PISSED ABOUT HARPER!!!!!!!!!111 PEople VoTe StUpiD.”
As a mother, it really bothers me that I live in a world where people can wish gang rape upon people they don’t know simply because they have different beliefs. The ageist/sexist/racist views that are still acceptable astound me. It bothers me that everyday people will bitch about a person because they don’t like their shoes or hair (and i’m talking thirty year old women, not teenagers.) It bothers me that you can’t tell a person what party you support without them telling you the many reasons why you are “wrong.” Just once, wouldn’t it be nice for someone to say, “You know I don’t really agree with you, but I’d like to know why you are voting that way?”
I try to teach my son how everyone has an opinion and even if you don’t agree with it, respect it. I teach him daily not to be rude and to treat others as he would like to be treated. It’s a real shame that he’s going to grow up and realize that the world doesn’t work that way AT ALL. It’s sad.
