What I really want to scream out loud is…….
Grow up!!
No, not to my kids; they’re doing that far too quickly
already.
I want to scream it at my ex and his girlfriend who can’t
seem to figure out how to resolve the issues that they are having with The
Boy. They are the adults here and need
to take the first steps. He’s willing to
try; now they just have to step up……... (yeah, I’m a little stressed about
this; can you tell?) This is getting dangerously
close to bad-mouthing (or perhaps even a toe over the line) so I’ll step away
from this one now……. quietly backing away……
I want to scream it at the celebrities and quasi-celebrities
who behave like juvenile delinquents with booze, drugs, lewd acts and just
plain disrespectful behavior. Unfortunately,
as long as we, as a society, keep on giving them attention and making excuses
for them, their behavior will not change.
I mean, really, Rob Ford, Toronto’s drunken, crack-smoking mayor, was
flown to Hollywood for the Oscars and an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel! Nobody in the States would even know who he
is if it weren’t for his horrible, immature behavior.
I want to scream it at the trolls out there who think that
it’s okay to hide behind the anonymity of the internet and hurl abuse at others. I’ve seen a couple of instances of it
recently and it really boils my blood.
Don’t get me wrong, I think that the internet is a great place to
express ourselves and take part in lively discussion but when you use that as
an opportunity to judge and insult others and just generally be rude, it’s
inexcusable. If you don’t agree with
what someone has said on their blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc., a mature grown-up
has two choices: politely express your
own opinion while respecting others’ right to express theirs or just walk
away. There is a place for everybody on
the internet. If you don’t like what
you’re reading, one simple mouse click takes it out of your sight. I promise they won’t chase you!
I want to scream it at the dumbasses on the road, who should
never have been issued licenses, who believe that they are King of the
Road. Pedestrians have the right of way
and are no competition for a couple of thousand pounds of steel. Please be mature and don’t make us play
chicken with you. It’s a game we can’t
possibly win.
Let’s all be mature grown-ups, play nicely with each other
and be good role models. It’s really not
all that hard.
Kat
