So I know I'm not the most intelligent person in the world, but I consider myself to be a fairly smart person. And general common sense is something I have a lot of. Some people lack common sense, and that is one thing that seriously frustrates me. Then there are some people out there who are just down-right stupid. As in- you look at the things they do or say and you think "Wow - that gene pool is shallow....." Yep. Those people irritate me more than anything in the world. And unfortunately, they procreate. Now if your stupidity simply affects you and no one else, then have at it. When your stupidity leads to my child missing out on a fun day at school that she was excited about and really looking forward to until your stupidity got in the way and caused her to cry, be hurt, and miss out on the event, I get even more irritated. She was happy, ready to participate, and all of a sudden comes running/crying to me and will NOT get back on her tricycle. I asked why and she wouldn't tell me. I just assumed she got shy/teased (which isn't uncommon for her) when she saw what she had to do and changed her mind about riding. She continued to be upset and wouldn't get back on, so I just gave up and sent her back to class once they were done, chalking it up to her personality and moving on. However, when I picked her up from school later, she finally told me what happened. She wasn't just being shy/teased. She had valid cause to be upset and I can't blame her for refusing to go back. I cannot elaborate much more than that because while I dislike stupid people (especially this one in particular), I am not unkind and cruel and I don't want the offending stupid person to get their feelings hurt. Strange, I know...... Although, if it ever happens again, I will not remain quiet - I will expose all stupidity to anyone within earshot. So I think I'm going to take my child back to the gym tomorrow with her own helmet and let her ride the tricycle around the gym and take her picture. Maybe I'm being a little overly sensitive about this occurrence, but when you have a child like mine that I already have to work to convince her to participate in things and put herself out there- it really pisses me off when you completely ruin that with one little act of stupidity that could have easily been prevented with one, single ounce of common sense..... And I don't think I'm off-base here. I've relayed this event to several of my friends who have agreed with my anger and frustration 100%. So call me snarky, call me over-protective. I don't care. Stupid people suck. End of story.
If you're like me and curiosity gets the best of you - inbox me and I'll give you the whole story.
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