Some People!

Some people just do NOT know how to take care of their children. Yes I am single, no I do not have any kids, but I have seen many children. Enough to know the difference between well behaved and ill behaved ones. Last night after knocking out the first 6 weeks of Senior lesson plans with DDV I was invited by her and her husband to visit an old friend that I met through them. We drove for an hour to Timbuktu and finally arrived at her very quaint 3 bedroom house that had stunning hardwood floors and a huge yard. The sun was setting, the cicadas were singing, and the children were screaming. I knew that I was going to visit a bunch of couples and that was ok since I have a significant other too, but what I was not prepared for were two obnoxious boys under the age of 6 having free range of the house. They fought, they cried, they stood on the new couch with dog shitted shoes, they ran into walls and doors because it seemed fun, they grabbed food off of other adults' plates, they bumped into my plate spilling food down the front of my shirt. All of this took place while their exasperated parents explained that they don't discipline the children because they want them to explore the world around them!!! Fuck that! I and about 7 other people had a horribly irritating experience while these two shit heads got to 'explore themselves.' This is the same mentality that my uncle has and it is just bull shit. What happens is they grow up without a sense of socialization and an unmerited sense of entitlement. They will have no work ethic or obligation to the community that they are a part of and will become an annoying drain on some teachers' years. If you have kids, make sure that they behave properly in front of company. Otherwise, don't bring them to a non-kid event just because you are too cheap to find a babysitter. You should have thought long and hard about how your life was going to be OVER the minute you had them BEFORE you had them. That is why I don't have them. Wishing you the best year ever...Mel