a lapse of modesty
so the other night, my mom says that she's smarter than i am. first of all, i'll give my mom credit- she's done really well for herself, she has a nice job, and she's well rounded and well experienced with the things of this world. BUT first of all, she never went to college. and i realize i am yet to graduate high school, but the schooling i have had thus far is of a higher caliber than public schooling was in the 60's. so with that said, i feel confident that i'm just as smart if not smarter than my mom. she reads more than i do, but reading is overrated. and i read enough and pay enough attention in school to where it doesnt really matter. i find my mom randomly shooting SAT vocabulary words out into conversation sometimes. i also think that she probably does this to get me to say, "mom what does that mean." LO CIENTO! I'M SORRY! not gonna happen. i have an above average vocabulary that is capable of engaging in intelligent conversation. so there. and upon talking to ben about this, we've concluded that experience doesn't neccessarily mean all THAT much. i mean sure, you can give your "wise" advice and sometimes it applies and works good. but the difference between experienced adults and young, smart "whipper-snappers" is that we dont need your freaking advice that much. so there. so these may be the most cocky, egotistical thoughts that have ever splurged from my head, and if you know me you know those two adjectives are two that i rarely associate myself with, and i apologize. it was painful for me too, but i just had to get it off my chest, and i did, and i feel better. i'm modest most of the time- i promise.