Meanie Greenie Peeps

I wanted to feel something. I did. I wanted to feel pitty, I donoo, anger maybe? But nothing...

Some people talking about the intolerance of children. Children not allowing the other to play. The reactions by most was "so sorry" "little benoches" etc...

But I had no feeling of the child being slighted. Nope. Not even surprise. Why? Because if you ask me our society is just going down that path. More than ever. Sad. Everyone thought cliques were a high school thing, and died with graduation.

No. sadly they start much earlier. Children at the park taking cues from those around them. Who to say hi to. Who to sneer at.

I wonder if this plays a role in the oh so many acts of school violence that now tears our society apart. Is it because guns are easier to get? There is a higher percentage of demented (loony, psycho, whatever you want to use to label them) children than in generations past? Is it because of our "violent" tv? Maybe it is just our children becoming super critical at such a young age. Forcing people to the fringe. Maybe it is us parents, wanting our child to be part of a group, to be accepted, when in all honesty, they probably will not be accepted.

The idea of "I can't protect them" comes up. But for me I do not want to protect my child. Odds are that she will encounter this, hell I have dealt with it all my life, and do not see it ending anytime soon. I don't want her shielded, I want her prepared, ready to face adversity.

I want my child to learn she can stand strong, alone if need be. I want her to learn to have a world view all her own and not be afraid to say, "go pound salt". I don't want her to have to gain acceptance of the group by being quiet, or agreeing to things that are not what she agrees to, even if they are the popular opinion. I do not want her to feel she needs to take people's crap to fit in. To socialize.

I want her to see that she will find close friends, love, and companionship, without having to be part of a collective. Fitting in is hard to do, so why bother, fit in your own life, your own skin, that is how to get through life.