1. When I have containers in drawers, cabinets, and closets meant for items to be placed INTO and yet "people" (they will remain nameless) put the stuff outside the containers. My Gawd, is it that hard to see that a measuring spoon belongs with the fellow measuring spoons in the cute little container in the drawer? I don't think so either.
2. Books that the library are marking as Young Adults when they are CLEARLY NOT. Who is in charge of this? I mean, I get that they see an author that has normally written for the young adult crowd and suddenly writes an adult novel, but this is part of their jobs, yes? I think it is totally careless for the library to mismark books like this. I have had THREE books all from authors that have now written an adult book and it's marked for the young adult crowd. And the book I'm reading now has more sex going on than a Danielle Steel book. COME ON!
3. Wal-Mart's "back to school" aisle with boxes of Cocoa Puffs, Reece's Puffs, Cookie Crisp, and dozens of other over-the-top sugar cereals, boxes of pop-tarts, soda, chips, boxed Rice Krispy Treats, and those God-Awful Wanna-Be-Fruit-Jelly things (gross!). Really? So, I guess we are supposed to fill our children with sugary CRAP as they head back to school. Yeah, REAL SMART. For the love of God parents, please stop filling your children with all this unnecessary sugar CRAP food.
4. Bored children. I truly cannot tolerate kids that require bells and whistles from every day of summer vacation. IT IS OKAY TO BE BORED. IT IS OKAY TO NOT HAVE TO KEEP YOUR CHILDREN BUSY 24/7. IT IS OKAY FOR THEM TO HAVE DOWN DAYS DOING NOTHING. How far do we have to raise the bar? I mean, really, think about it. Around here we do not fill our days with constant activity and "fun" things. Some days are kinda boring and I like it that way and I'm convinced that one of these days they will appreciate it.
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