I went to the mall the other day to buy something to wear for an upcoming party. My husband and I decided to get some lunch at the food court before I went on my hunt for an outfit. Just as I'm preparing to take my first bite of my slice of cheese pizza, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Curiosity got the best of me and I made a decision that I regret to this day. I turned around to look. And I got an eyeful. I saw a young girl wearing what for some reason has become a fashion statement. Jeans that were so low it's amazing that they didn't just fall off. And if that weren't bad enough, she decided to accessorize these horrific jeans with a huge roll of fat hanging over the waist band. I assume this may be what actually kept the jeans from dropping to the ground. But wait! There's more. She was wearing a belly shirt and of course a hideous tatoo poking it's ugly head out from the bottom of the shirt that must have shrunk in the wash. I saw her walking toward her table of friends and I knew the worst was yet to come. She set her tray down, made a feeble attempt to lift her pants up over the fat roll (but to no avail) and then she proceeded to sit down. I know I should have looked away but it was like a car accident. You don't want to look but something compels you. And you can't look away even if you tried. The pants never had a chance. They wanted to stay put, but the fat roll won. The pants rolled down to reveal a vile picture. A young girl who could very easily grow up to be a plumber. She was already part of the way there with her fat ass hanging out. I wanted to throw up. And I was really pissed off. Why do I have to be subjected to this disgusting sight. Why don't people give a damn when they leave the house. And her friends should have really intervened. Or better yet, her parents. Where were they when she left the house. I know I'm not a teenager anymore, but this has got to stop. These kids look like prostitutes and their parents don't seem to care. After I voiced my very strong opinion to my husband, I was tempted to go over to her, tap her on the shoulder and say something. My husband's worldly advice to her would have been "Just say no to crack."
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Monday, May 16, 2005
Put your kids first!
Why is it that parents seem to be more selfish now than ever. If you have kids, why wouldn't you want to give them every opportunity to thrive? I was driving home from work the other day and I stopped at a red light. I had the unbelievable misfortune of stopping next to a woman with a man in the passenger seat. Perhaps it was her husband but more than likely, just a boyfriend. She had two kids in the backseat. So far, nothing seems out of place. She proceeds, along with her passenger, to light up a cigarette. Meanwhile, all of the car windows are rolled up.
I was in the car with my mom and I wanted to put my car in park, get out and go over to this moron's car and grab her by the neck and knock some sense into her. My mom tried to explain to me that not everyone is that smart. You have to seriously be dead not to know that smoking in the car with the windows rolled up is not good for your kid. Not to mention the person smoking. How could a person be so selfish? Especially a mother. To put her own selfish desire to smoke before the health and well being of her kid is something I will never be able to understand. Children don't ask to be brought into this world. Once they get here, they deserve every opportunity to thrive physically and emotionally.
If parents would just put their kids first, the world would be in much better shape than it is today. If parents would just put their kids first, we might not be caught in the middle of the downfall of society.
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
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