Apparently, there are still crazy people in the world
So, I know I haven't posted an update in a while, and frankly, to post all the details that lead up to the following rant would take WAY too much time. So, for those of you who are actually curious about it, e-mail me. Or call. Or something. But I have to get this off my chest.
So, my powwow family clan was kicked off the grounds after a LOT of political stuff that happened, and there were more people that were told to leave and never return as well. Whatever. The child (14 year old girl) that started it, and told lies, has furthered those lies by saying that we bribed someone in her school to punch her in the nose, resulting in a broken nose. Now, first, we were told that we had to leave since we had hurt a child. She told people that we had called her a really horrible name. When it was found out that we hadn't, and the person who had came clean, we were still told to leave. It hurt my feelings that someone would accuse us of that, since we had children in our camp who were camped there since parents knew that they would be safe and protected. Those children were under the impression that they too, were no longer allowed on those grounds, since they were camped with us. Now, this child who started it has come clean... she wanted to be princess, and when she didn't get it, since the judges were some of us, she took it out on us. Now she says that we have bribed a person to cause her physical injury.
It sickens me to think that this child has such a mentality. I feel like someone has slapped me in the face (the whole family feels that way, in fact), and she continues on. Luckily, because of how disrespectful she is, people know she is telling lies. But they are being disrespectful, as well, when they address her about it. I tried posting that we should all be respectful, even those who haven't learned how yet, since the younger generation learns from our example. Still, she continues, and it has upset quite a few people, to say the least. I have been asked by my clan parents not to respond, and so I won't. But it's still upsetting.
So, there you have it. I'm still not sure what to do with the info. I think in time, she will learn that she isn't the center of the universe, and that she can't play the puppetmaster to suit her whims and desires. However, she is hurting people in the mean time. I don't remember ever doing something this catty before when I was 14. Yeah, I was kinda messed up in the head (first boyfriend, high school, the usual teenage angst stuff), but I never set out to destroy people on such a malevolent level. (Say that five times fast)
What causes someone to think that this sort of action is okay, or even tolerated? I mean, I don't know her parents, but if I found out that my child was being disrespectful of elders in such a manner, I would be horrified. Anyways, those are my thoughts. Like I said, apparently, there still are crazy people out there.... I'm just not sure if it's her for acting this way, or me, for being upset by the actions of a child.
Love, Melody
So, my powwow family clan was kicked off the grounds after a LOT of political stuff that happened, and there were more people that were told to leave and never return as well. Whatever. The child (14 year old girl) that started it, and told lies, has furthered those lies by saying that we bribed someone in her school to punch her in the nose, resulting in a broken nose. Now, first, we were told that we had to leave since we had hurt a child. She told people that we had called her a really horrible name. When it was found out that we hadn't, and the person who had came clean, we were still told to leave. It hurt my feelings that someone would accuse us of that, since we had children in our camp who were camped there since parents knew that they would be safe and protected. Those children were under the impression that they too, were no longer allowed on those grounds, since they were camped with us. Now, this child who started it has come clean... she wanted to be princess, and when she didn't get it, since the judges were some of us, she took it out on us. Now she says that we have bribed a person to cause her physical injury.
It sickens me to think that this child has such a mentality. I feel like someone has slapped me in the face (the whole family feels that way, in fact), and she continues on. Luckily, because of how disrespectful she is, people know she is telling lies. But they are being disrespectful, as well, when they address her about it. I tried posting that we should all be respectful, even those who haven't learned how yet, since the younger generation learns from our example. Still, she continues, and it has upset quite a few people, to say the least. I have been asked by my clan parents not to respond, and so I won't. But it's still upsetting.
So, there you have it. I'm still not sure what to do with the info. I think in time, she will learn that she isn't the center of the universe, and that she can't play the puppetmaster to suit her whims and desires. However, she is hurting people in the mean time. I don't remember ever doing something this catty before when I was 14. Yeah, I was kinda messed up in the head (first boyfriend, high school, the usual teenage angst stuff), but I never set out to destroy people on such a malevolent level. (Say that five times fast)
What causes someone to think that this sort of action is okay, or even tolerated? I mean, I don't know her parents, but if I found out that my child was being disrespectful of elders in such a manner, I would be horrified. Anyways, those are my thoughts. Like I said, apparently, there still are crazy people out there.... I'm just not sure if it's her for acting this way, or me, for being upset by the actions of a child.
Love, Melody