Splash damage parenting

So my mother got quite upset at my younger sister today.  Very upset.  I didn't really see anything, but just from listening it sounded verbally violent.  Out of curiosity, I went to see what was up.  I entered the kitchen, and the first thing that I saw out of place was a hat.  It was hanging on a cabinet knob, high up in a place where my sister would have to climb to get it.  I timidly asked, "why is there a hat up there?"  Obviously my mom didn't hear me.  So I asked again, a little louder.  Still wasn't loud enough, but she heard that I was saying something.  So to have me repeat it, she yelled at me: "WHAT?" Her voice was like the loud voice used when disciplining a problem child.  So I decided to kind of stop. 

I can understand of you need to discipline your kid.  But I did nothing wrong!  Please don't take your anger out on me!  I'm just a bystander!  And also, please don't take it out on the door.  After all, you're the one who told me not to slam the door when you're mad...

Random thought for today

In Les Miserables, there are the lyrics "look down" in the song Look Down.  However, they are singing these lyrics with an interval that goes up...

To all you who know about music, they sing a perfect fourth upwards.  A little contradictory?  Maybe. But then again, not all musical theater music must reflect the lyrics. 

The world is not your trash can!

The other day, a hope mission fundraiser was at my school. They were hosting a banquet along with presentations of some sort. 

I had two thoughts: satisfied, and unimpressed. 

Satisfied that they were outreaching and informing the people of the city what was going on in the community rarely visited by the middle and upper class. 
However, I was unimpressed at the staff that hosted the event.  Most of them smoked.  Nothing wrong with it; its their personal choice.  But what ticked me off is that once they where done, they threw the remains of the cigarette on the pavement.  Right on the walkways of the school. 
The school provided a venue.  So you should treat the property you are borrowing with respect.  I do have pride in my school, and I certainly do not want visitors to have a disgusted first impression from cigarette butts lying around the entrance. 
I guess you can say that the moral of the story is not to litter.  But not only that, but basic respect is lacking in this situation.  If you gotta take a smoke, do it outside, away from people.  And do not, I repeat, do not just throw it somewhere on the ground once you're done with it! 

Violence?

Despite a group of people complaining that video games are poisoning the young minds of today's young generation, I don't think they realize that they still teach a violent game to kids.  What's it called?  Hangman.  Yup, its apparently socially acceptable to permanently cut a persons circulation off, one body part at a time, one letter at a time. 

Same goes with duck duck goose.  Really, there is nothing wrong with the concept.  But because kids are so violent (due to video games and hangman), they proceed to hit who ever is "goose" as hard as they can.  If they're lucky, the person temporarily named goose will not only have a goose egg on the head but will be knocked out as well.  Then it's an easy walk around the circle.  It sounds ridiculous, but I know this from first hand experience! 

Actually doing what seniors are supposed to do for once

I'm in high school.  When you go to school, there always is something you don't like, whether it be a subject, people there, or other things.  Some people hate the bus ride. My school goes from kindergarten to grade 12, so there are annoying kids of all ages, but I don't mind.  I somewhat have learned to ignore it.  However, today, there was something I just couldn't ignore.  One of the kids in Jr. High was making a fuss about how the janitor had been looking at him for a time period a little longer than usual.  There's nothing wrong with that, but the thing that ticked me off is that he was mocking the janitor for his mental disability.  Our janitor is a pretty nice guy, and he doesn't have social problems, I don't think. He just has speech difficulties.  But when I heard this arrogant Jr high student mocking the physical appearance of the man, I couldn't sit still.  So I spoke up, and said, "you shouldn't speak ill of people like that.  Its disrespectful". I mean, you wouldn't want to be talked about behind your back, would you?  After that, he kind of sat back in his seat and went quiet.  I have to admit, I didn't think he would listen to me, knowing his reputation.  But when he did, I felt a little sense of power and satisfaction that I had done something a senior should but not a lot do. 

Have you ever read the short story "Flowers for Algernon"?  (I think that how you spell it). If you haven't, I recommend it.  It really made me think, what would it be like to be retarded, and then acquire average intelligence?  If everyone made fun of me without me knowing, I'd be pretty pissed.  So how does our janitor feel?  Well I think he knows he has a speech disability of some sort, and he probably knows that a lot of kids at his workplace make fun of him.  When I realized this, I started to feel bad for him.  Really, I would hate to be in his position.  So I made a mental note to observe how much gossip there is about our staff (besides teachers). 

I wonder if our teachers notice this stuff in the hallways?