Its not very often that I want to publicly rant and rave about things, but I am about ready to call some people out. I'm sure everyone knows by now, there is a very good chance public schools will be closed tomorrow bc of flooding. we are already on a 2 hour delay. and also, catoosa county schools have had a whole extra month of summer due to the destruction of the ringgold middle and high school from the April 27th tornado and the rebuilding process. Me, I am thankful. Thankful for the workers who worked so hard to get an ENORMOUS amount accomplished by September, and are still constantly working. Thankful that kids get an extra month of summer(as it should be, like it was when I was little before they changed it) families get to spend more time with each other. Thankful that instead of taking a chance and sending our buses tomorrow a.m. they are waiting to see how its going to be to try and help keep people safe.
But let me just tell you what I am seeing all over facebook. from parents mostly, but there are a few others(siblings, guardians, etc.). CONSTANT complaining. Griping about how they may have to deal with there kids for a whole other day; Praises that they are sending their kids back to school to get them out of their hair and gripes bc of the extra month of summer, "oh goodness what are we going to do?!?! we have to have to entertain our kids for a whole other month?!!?" IT MAKES ME SICK! they all should be ASHAMED of their selves. I understand the joking around, yes, but when you see CONSTANT posts, that's sad. this is how i see things: 1, what if your child just happens to read/ find out some of the things you have posted on fb? as a child, I would feel awful. like my parents didn't want me home. like i was nothing but a pest to them. every parent needs a break. that is understandable, but do not word it in a way where you are downgrading your children. 2, I look at this from a teacher stand point and wonder, y do you send your kids to school?? bc its a babysitting service??? I'm sorry, but If I had kids, I would be excited to send them to school to LEARN, not for a break so I can go get my nails done in peace. 3, I think about the parents that work full time jobs, some even 2, who dont get to spend a lot of time with their children and get to cherish moments like this. who may get a break and be able to be home with their children. when I see most of my posts that I'm reading, half these parents DO NOT WORK. 4, think about this, what if you took your kids to school, so thrilled to have a break bc they were driving you nuts, and then that day something happened to them. God could take them away from you in a split second. and your last thoughts when you last saw them were you being so glad to have a break. yeah. I would feel like DIRT. You all should be cherishing every moment. what's going to happen when they grow up and aren't around?? you cant get that time back. ever. 5, HOW in the WORLD can you be complaining about having to deal with your kids when there is a BIGGER PICTURE to tend to?!?! there are people being evacuated out of their homes, some trapped with nowhere to go. trees falling, transformers blowing, and rescue crews working nonstop to help people right now. and you are sitting in your nice dry house with power and complaining about dealing w your kid(s). someone PLEASE tell me whats wrong w this picture??
I'm sorry. I am just not understanding some people. actually, no, I'm NOT sorry. I'm not going to be sorry for something that needs to be said, and I really do not care if I offend anyone who reads this, it was your choice to read. I DO feel sorry for those people though who need to open there eyes and cherish what they have in front of them. bc its going to be a sad day for you when something happens and you wake up and realize there is nothing you can do about it now. you screwed up. no, I do not have kids, but I LOVE kids. If you know me you know my heart when it comes to children of any age. I know some of you may be thinking "you'll understand when you are a parent" well guess what, no, I wont understand. I am around kids EVERYDAY. It's my job. yes i get tired, yes i have bad days, yes there are times i want to scream, but regardless, I LOVE each kid. that includes my siblings. and I never turn away from a kid bc i "need a break" from them. now there are times i have to blow off steam when I'm around my siblings, but that's just so i can calm down, and that's usually me leaving the room. no one is perfect. lol but I love all 3 of them. and I know my parents love the 4 of us and would rather have us here safe than out where we can get hurt.
Let me just put a little more reality to that. The night of the tornado, I had a final at school. I drove thru town exactly an hour before it came thru. If I would have had a regular class and got out normal time, I would have been in town when it hit. when I left Dalton and got to where my cell signal could pick up, i called my dad. my parents wanted me home. telling me to take my time and take the safest route home. if my phone would have had service in Dalton that day, it would have been filled up with texts from my parents texting me to make sure i was ok. no, they aren't over protective or anything(ok maybe at times lol). They love me. and would keep each one of us home when its like this outside, and wouldn't complain one bit.
For every single person, being selfish and not seeing whats most important, you should be ashamed. but all I can do is pray for you. its not my place to judge you, that's God's job. but you can bet if its something I feel strongly about, I will most definitely make it known how i feel.
<3 K
But let me just tell you what I am seeing all over facebook. from parents mostly, but there are a few others(siblings, guardians, etc.). CONSTANT complaining. Griping about how they may have to deal with there kids for a whole other day; Praises that they are sending their kids back to school to get them out of their hair and gripes bc of the extra month of summer, "oh goodness what are we going to do?!?! we have to have to entertain our kids for a whole other month?!!?" IT MAKES ME SICK! they all should be ASHAMED of their selves. I understand the joking around, yes, but when you see CONSTANT posts, that's sad. this is how i see things: 1, what if your child just happens to read/ find out some of the things you have posted on fb? as a child, I would feel awful. like my parents didn't want me home. like i was nothing but a pest to them. every parent needs a break. that is understandable, but do not word it in a way where you are downgrading your children. 2, I look at this from a teacher stand point and wonder, y do you send your kids to school?? bc its a babysitting service??? I'm sorry, but If I had kids, I would be excited to send them to school to LEARN, not for a break so I can go get my nails done in peace. 3, I think about the parents that work full time jobs, some even 2, who dont get to spend a lot of time with their children and get to cherish moments like this. who may get a break and be able to be home with their children. when I see most of my posts that I'm reading, half these parents DO NOT WORK. 4, think about this, what if you took your kids to school, so thrilled to have a break bc they were driving you nuts, and then that day something happened to them. God could take them away from you in a split second. and your last thoughts when you last saw them were you being so glad to have a break. yeah. I would feel like DIRT. You all should be cherishing every moment. what's going to happen when they grow up and aren't around?? you cant get that time back. ever. 5, HOW in the WORLD can you be complaining about having to deal with your kids when there is a BIGGER PICTURE to tend to?!?! there are people being evacuated out of their homes, some trapped with nowhere to go. trees falling, transformers blowing, and rescue crews working nonstop to help people right now. and you are sitting in your nice dry house with power and complaining about dealing w your kid(s). someone PLEASE tell me whats wrong w this picture??
I'm sorry. I am just not understanding some people. actually, no, I'm NOT sorry. I'm not going to be sorry for something that needs to be said, and I really do not care if I offend anyone who reads this, it was your choice to read. I DO feel sorry for those people though who need to open there eyes and cherish what they have in front of them. bc its going to be a sad day for you when something happens and you wake up and realize there is nothing you can do about it now. you screwed up. no, I do not have kids, but I LOVE kids. If you know me you know my heart when it comes to children of any age. I know some of you may be thinking "you'll understand when you are a parent" well guess what, no, I wont understand. I am around kids EVERYDAY. It's my job. yes i get tired, yes i have bad days, yes there are times i want to scream, but regardless, I LOVE each kid. that includes my siblings. and I never turn away from a kid bc i "need a break" from them. now there are times i have to blow off steam when I'm around my siblings, but that's just so i can calm down, and that's usually me leaving the room. no one is perfect. lol but I love all 3 of them. and I know my parents love the 4 of us and would rather have us here safe than out where we can get hurt.
Let me just put a little more reality to that. The night of the tornado, I had a final at school. I drove thru town exactly an hour before it came thru. If I would have had a regular class and got out normal time, I would have been in town when it hit. when I left Dalton and got to where my cell signal could pick up, i called my dad. my parents wanted me home. telling me to take my time and take the safest route home. if my phone would have had service in Dalton that day, it would have been filled up with texts from my parents texting me to make sure i was ok. no, they aren't over protective or anything(ok maybe at times lol). They love me. and would keep each one of us home when its like this outside, and wouldn't complain one bit.
For every single person, being selfish and not seeing whats most important, you should be ashamed. but all I can do is pray for you. its not my place to judge you, that's God's job. but you can bet if its something I feel strongly about, I will most definitely make it known how i feel.
<3 K
Comments
Post a Comment