I'll Get There

Eventually I'll remember to blog every day (or at least every other day) but until then the random postings will have to do.

Where to start…and fair warning that this is going to be a complaining post…

People. I think that people have gotten progressively ruder and more self-centered as time goes on. Gone are the days when someone asks you how you are and then actually waits to hear the answer. I feel like the past few times someone has asked me how I am, by the time I'm ready to answer their back is already facing me and they are on to the next person. Why even bother to ask at that point? Part of me would like to say something absurd as the answer like "Mary had a little lamb" or "The sky is yellow" and see if anyone noticed. My guess is no.

Another issue is that people are down right rude now a days. I'm so tired of people saying "Oh I'm not rude, I'm sarcastic." Um no, you're rude. Being sarcastic doesn't mean you attack someone verbally or insult them and then just say, I'm being sarcastic. That isn't sarcasm, that's rudeness. There is a difference. If someone doesn't "get" your sarcasm, that is probably because you're not being sarcastic. Don't tell me that I don't understand "your" sarcasm because I'm offended with what you said. The reason I don't get your sarcasm is because you aren't being sarcastic. Or if you say something and then realize it offended me and you try to save it and take back the statement by saying you're being sarcastic, it's not going to work. We both know you're lying and you aren't fooling anyone. Let's move on.

With facebook and twitter people have forgotten how to interact with people face to face. Everyone is so used to having a cellphone or a computer between them and an actual person, that they feel like they can say anything. We teach kids in school to be nice to one another, and to not say everything that you think out loud. I've realized though that as adults that seems to go out the window. I'm all for being able to say what you want, but there has to be some type of common courtesy. When I was teaching, the kids used to say something hurtful and then after it say "no offense." Every time I would tell them that if you have to say "no offense" at the end or at the beginning of a statement, don't say it! It is clearly not nice and chances are it is going to hurt someone. Now adults are doing that too?!? Disappointing. We need to go back to the saying, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Seriously, don't.

Sooooo why did I write this post? Here's the problem, all this has taken a toll on me and I realize it more and more every day. It sucks. I hate it. I wish it didn't effect me, but it does. I've become jaded about people. I've built huge walls (imagine hoover dam size walls). I act like peoples words don't bother me. I act tough. And then eventually, I crumble into pieces by myself. Then the next day I have to put myself together and act like I'm fine. It's exhausting. Truly exhausting. We are trying to stop bullying in schools, only to have adult bullies now. It needs to stop.

So keep your rude "sarcastic" thoughts to yourself and grow up. Be kind to one another and not hurtful. We are all just trying to survive in this world, and it is hard enough without someone trying to bring you down the entire time.