tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post8127186443186517045..comments2023-10-17T12:09:55.180-04:00Comments on Melmoirs: Not my sceneMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-20732777010763186112012-08-31T09:40:09.511-04:002012-08-31T09:40:09.511-04:00It's hard to imagine a society that can surviv...It's hard to imagine a society that can survive when self-control and self-respect go out the window (despite all the "esteem-building" kids get thee days), and without a sense of morality and the idea of holding oneself to a high standard. It's sad and embarrassing to be around. Does that make me a snob? I don't know -- I don't care what people have; I care how they behave. I don't care if they're beautiful; I care if they're clean and covered. But, yes, Mel, I fear my attitude doesn't jibe with the command to love your neighbor as yourself (especially with the neighbors we have now in the wreck next door). I struggle between acknowledging that some people don't know any better, haven't been taught properly, are "disadvantaged," and deserve my compassion and just wanting to say, "Would you look at yourself? Get a clue, straighten up, and act like a decent human being."chris h.http://www.writingbyear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-4681622670386974042012-08-30T09:07:26.035-04:002012-08-30T09:07:26.035-04:00Sounds like an interesting author, Cari. There is ...Sounds like an interesting author, Cari. There is truth in what you're saying (and what that author is saying). I am the mean mom pretty much everywhere I go, and likely perceived as the laziest to boot (seeing as I don't work outside the home) yet most people we know have commented on my son's good manners and pleasant demeanor. So. I am embracing old fashioned more and more. <br /><br />(The final straw for me recently was a hugely obese young woman who proudly sported a tight T-shirt with the words "Eat Your Heart Out" on it. Ugh. How to comment on what's wrong with that image?!)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-80568348003488269462012-08-30T08:14:36.270-04:002012-08-30T08:14:36.270-04:00I totally agree with everything you said. It is su...I totally agree with everything you said. It is such a sad comment on society today. <br />This goes along with a book I have been reading ("The Man Whisperer" by Rick Johnson) and how society has come to being like this because in many cases men have become feminized. That it is no longer a good thing to be a manly man, to stand up for what you believe is right. That not enough boys have strong male figures in their lives to model from. And women's role in this, not expecting more from men, like to be around when they are fathers or not treating them with respect. I haven't gotten through this book the whole way (and I'm reading another of his books -- "That's My Teenage Son") but I agree with a lot of it.<br />I'm sure that I am the unpopular mom at football practice because I yell at kids (not my own) when I see them doing something wrong. It seems that people just drop their kids off there and let them run wild (siblings of either players or cheerleaders) with no supervision. It seems they are too busy with their phones, etc. to even pay attention. Ugh.Cari Skusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867915893000450291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-13632438458403839872012-08-28T20:31:35.170-04:002012-08-28T20:31:35.170-04:00NO. Do not take this down. It is ALL true. It i...NO. Do not take this down. It is ALL true. It is a noble thing to point out to someone they are in danger, and these people are. Obesity is dangerous, promiscuity is dangerous, irresponsibility is dangerous. When I travel I see the same thing, and it's extra embarrassing when you're in a foreign country and the big, fat, loud, snotty person is yelling in an American accent. The rest of the world is laughing at us - killing ourselves by excess. People don't want to hear it, but it is true. And truth is noble. Leave this post up. Athelas63noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663468186545705233.post-23272048897311505402012-08-28T09:08:27.426-04:002012-08-28T09:08:27.426-04:00I confess I am having second thoughts about postin...I confess I am having second thoughts about posting this one. I considered taking it down, but that seemed even more pansy than writing it in the first place. I guess I had hopes, at the beginning, that this blog would be a noble thing... and instead it is a reflection of my thoughts and feelings, which are sometimes ugly and base. I'm supposed to love my fellow men and women, I know... yet many days I find myself pondering how God can love any of us. I guess it's better to be honest than it is to be a hypocrite. The best thing, I suppose, is for me to simply keep my mouth shut when thoughts such as what are expressed in this last post come to the forefront. I hope that any readers will forgive my negativity and judgmental tone. We all fall short.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886668831972641673noreply@blogger.com