Is it just my hormones . . .
Or are people becoming increasingly idiotic by the minute?
Example #1 - The neighbors in the townhouse across the street. We had snow (about 2 inches with a nice 1 inch crust of ice on top) Thursday night into Friday morning. They live on the side of the street that gets the morning sun and the afternoon shade. Friday morning, I was out shoveling the driveway and the stairs so that nobody would die if they came to visit. Whilst shoveling, neighbor guy and his wife both leave in the fancy smancy rich boy cars. Friday night comes and we hear this continuous revving of wheels and the sounds of a car losing traction. Open the blinds to find neighbor guy trying to get into his driveway but he can't because, wait for it, he never shoveled or bothered to put down salt! Does it again last night (almost hitting his nice, rich boy car against the brick divider between the two bays). Did he shovel this morning? Maybe put down a little salt? A little sand? Nope, just left it like it is. He's spent the last 5 minutes trying to get up into his driveway. Idiot. (Update - the stupid idiot is just now trying to shovel the ice that is his driveway.)
Example #2 - It's about 40 degrees outside this afternoon. Not too bad for us grown-up type people, right? How about a 6(ish) month old? In a stroller, no jacket, no hat, no blanket. At an outside mall. Yuppers, that's good parenting right there.
Example #3 - At that same mall, I park pretty far away and start walking. Mind you, some of the ice and snow has melted into puddles. Puddles which I am avoiding thank you very much, as I have a party to go to this afternoon. Toddler boy running significantly ahead of his parents decides to run and splash in the puddles, completely soaking the right side of me. Parents pass me and smile and say "never met a puddle he didn't like!" Right, like that excuses you for not disciplining your child? Give me a frickin' break - we're less than a foot away from traffic and it's okay for you not to hold your child's hand?
Example #4 - Same mall, headed back to the car. Dad with 2 kids - probably somewhere around 8 and 10. Says nothing as his kids literally play in oncoming traffic. You see, they were playing a game of tag and why on earth should there be boundaries to their game? I mean come on, that would limit the space they have to play in right? Plus, I'm sure the 3 drivers who almost hit them (and nearly wrecked their cars trying not to) needed the wake-up call, right?
Example #5 - Some idiot on some LJ community is trying to equate breastfeeding in public with changing one's tampon or shitting in public.
Argh. My kids are going to hate me.
Example #1 - The neighbors in the townhouse across the street. We had snow (about 2 inches with a nice 1 inch crust of ice on top) Thursday night into Friday morning. They live on the side of the street that gets the morning sun and the afternoon shade. Friday morning, I was out shoveling the driveway and the stairs so that nobody would die if they came to visit. Whilst shoveling, neighbor guy and his wife both leave in the fancy smancy rich boy cars. Friday night comes and we hear this continuous revving of wheels and the sounds of a car losing traction. Open the blinds to find neighbor guy trying to get into his driveway but he can't because, wait for it, he never shoveled or bothered to put down salt! Does it again last night (almost hitting his nice, rich boy car against the brick divider between the two bays). Did he shovel this morning? Maybe put down a little salt? A little sand? Nope, just left it like it is. He's spent the last 5 minutes trying to get up into his driveway. Idiot. (Update - the stupid idiot is just now trying to shovel the ice that is his driveway.)
Example #2 - It's about 40 degrees outside this afternoon. Not too bad for us grown-up type people, right? How about a 6(ish) month old? In a stroller, no jacket, no hat, no blanket. At an outside mall. Yuppers, that's good parenting right there.
Example #3 - At that same mall, I park pretty far away and start walking. Mind you, some of the ice and snow has melted into puddles. Puddles which I am avoiding thank you very much, as I have a party to go to this afternoon. Toddler boy running significantly ahead of his parents decides to run and splash in the puddles, completely soaking the right side of me. Parents pass me and smile and say "never met a puddle he didn't like!" Right, like that excuses you for not disciplining your child? Give me a frickin' break - we're less than a foot away from traffic and it's okay for you not to hold your child's hand?
Example #4 - Same mall, headed back to the car. Dad with 2 kids - probably somewhere around 8 and 10. Says nothing as his kids literally play in oncoming traffic. You see, they were playing a game of tag and why on earth should there be boundaries to their game? I mean come on, that would limit the space they have to play in right? Plus, I'm sure the 3 drivers who almost hit them (and nearly wrecked their cars trying not to) needed the wake-up call, right?
Example #5 - Some idiot on some LJ community is trying to equate breastfeeding in public with changing one's tampon or shitting in public.
Argh. My kids are going to hate me.