Hi Everyone,
If you read yesterday’s blog and didn’t like it, stop reading this one right now and don’t bother reading Wedenesday’s or Thursday’s blogs either. I am serious. All four blogs have the same theme, so that’s your head’s up. Before I start this blog, here’s the link for yesterday’s, http://arebelsrant.com/think-again/ For anyone who is still interested, here’s today’s blog.
I am clearly pissed off and BIG TIME!!! I’ve been subjected to this for over three decades and I now have LITTLE to NO PATIENCE. This is what I mean.
Recently I had a conversation with someone who, let’s say, sees a lot. When they asked me if I had noticed society’s downward spiral I said I had. I also said that I am SICK and TIRED of people making excuses for other people who are fully capable of accepting their responsibilities but chose not to.
I have a few theories on this and I shared it with them. The first theory is that everyone has been told how great they are even when they aren’t. It is a fact that anyone who has been repeatedly told something, like they’re great, they will eventually start to believe it, even when it is not true. I mean really, who wants to admit or think that they are less than great, perfect or wonderful. Answer: No one who is delusional!
Then I told them about a conversation I had with my daughter when she thought she was so great when in fact over time, she had clearly demonstrated to me that she wasn’t. My daughter said or did something that had me telling her, “You’re not that great.”
At the time, my daughter didn’t like what I had to say. She just stared at me until I explained why. After she thought about it, she gave me a few examples of how her friends’ parents behave.
Me—“I am not so and so’s mother. I am YOUR mother. If they think their kid is great when they are not, then that is up to them. But I will tell you right now you’re not alone. Your friends aren’t that great either. If their parents want to sugar-coat things, and lie to them, in an effort to protect them from the, “Big Bad World,” that they will eventually have to become a part of, that’s up to them too. Their parents aren’t doing them OR society as a whole any favours. At least I am trying to help you by telling you the truth.”
If that sounds harsh to some, so be it. The truth hurts. Think of it like this. If you rip off a band-aid, it doesn’t hurt very much or as badly than if you slowly pull a band-aid off. That hurts.
So for anyone out there who has been told that they are great and believes it, I’m going to tell you what I told my daughter, “You’re not that great.” If this offends you, then take comfort in knowing that no one is that great and that includes me.
We all have faults, we all could grow. But no one will recognize that until they know.
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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