the first one really bothered me: a woman in front of me at the coffee place drive thru had one of those family stickers. the husband had a cell phone, the son a football, daughter pom poms, even the dog had a bone!!! do you know what the mother had in HER arms? a.sack.of.groceries. you know who her husband was probably on the phone with? a woman who has actual hobbies and something to add to the conversation.
that's great that she takes care of her family and all but what about a hobby? something interesting that she likes to do? at all?
today an earthquake hit the east coast and it caused mass chaos for various reasons. but it really got me thinking, why weren't they taught to be more prepared? growing up in southern California i know i am at a huge advantage for what to do in that situation but until i moved down here i didn't know a damn thing about dealing with a tornado. or an ice storm. i wouldn't know what to do if a hurricane hit. why don't they teach everyone all of these things so that they will know what to do in this ever-shrinking world? people move and migrate every day and the unexpected happens.
wait...were other children schooled on this? is it because Californians are so egocentric or maybe it's because i went to a government school and got a sub par education. don't tell my father the ex-principal of a public school i said that. Boortz would say it's because of my poor education administered by liberals pushing an agenda.
i think it's the California-centric theory :)
