I need to do some serious housecleaning upstairs. My mind is a cluttered mess. It's partly why I haven't written in a while. I've got to do better with recording my thoughts. If they'd only stop coming to me in the shower, I'd be good to go. A few things I must express:
- Driving with your children flipping around the backseat, hanging out the window, and climbing over seats, especially when they're small, is a form of child abuse/neglect. It disturbs me that people don't buckle their kids in before pulling off. The earlier you introduce the habit, the easier it is to remember. And for small kids, it should go without saying that they need carseats until they're at least 7 years old. Not doing so is knowingly endangering your child(ren)'s life. (Oh yeah, and if they're under 10, they shouldn't be in the front seat either.)
- So is smoking around them. Fine, you can't break your habit, and you're addicted to the cancer sticks. But do your kids have to inhale carbon monoxide?
- It really sucks that you can't tell your heart what to do. Or not to do. Like get attached to people.
- Do all black people have to be Christian? Is it really necessary to impose one's religion on other people? I don't go to church for want of a tabernacle- you can't go three blocks without finding one- it's obviously a choice. I respect yours; respect mine.
- Like white t-shirts worn six sizes too big were a bad idea, so is wearing a sleep bonnet in public. In no way is it cute, not even if you let a few strands of curled hair drape across your forehead. That, my friend, is a fashion-hell-no.
