Screaming Babies

Don't you hate it when you are exposed to screaming babies in public? This really, really irritates me. Maybe more than anything I've written about thus far. I feel like people allowing their babies to be obnoxiously crying in public is an absolute nuisance. I'm sure I'll view this differently when I hopefully have a family of my own. My mentality then will probably be, "well it's a public place so my baby has as much a right to be here as you do." I don't agree with that argument now but I may someday. Regardless, I cannot stand when babies cry in public. Take church for example. I spoke about cell phone disruptions in church but what is equally bad if not worse is a crying baby disruption. I go to church for calmness and tranquility and I don't expect it to be interrupted by an infant who doesn't even realize why he's at church. Another example is in a movie theater. If you suspect that your infant may get rowdy during the movie, DON'T TAKE HIM TO THE MOVIE! It's that simple. It's disrespectful to the other patrons of the theater and has the potential to ruin the experience for everyone. Also, it's just financially irresponsible to pay however much you're paying for a child to watch something he'll most likely never have a recollection of. A crying baby isn't as bad in an open area such as a park because you most likely have the opportunity to give yourself some space from the crier. In an enclosed area, however, you are most likely not granted this luxury. Another example is in a restaurant. I cannot stand it when an infant acts out in a restaurant. I came to eat here because I wanted to get away from the loud noises of my neighbor cutting the grass of my roommate playing loud music and I want to enjoy my meal in peace. A crying baby can ruin that peace in a matter of seconds. Literally seconds. What's even worse is when the parents don't do anything about it and just let the baby cry. That's just disrespectful and irresponsible. Some things just rub me the wrong way and a crying baby in public is one of the big ones.

Until next time,

Zac

High School Leftovers

Don't you hate it when you're around people who only talk about the "good times" they had in high school? Let me first say that I'm guilty of telling a high school story or two, but I try not to dominate a conversation talking about those four years that most of us have experienced. When it comes down to it, most people have experienced the same four years with the exception of interchanging some dates and names. I'm sure most people pulled a senior prank and most people probably experienced a bomb threat. Most of us created our own senior skip day or started some ridiculous food fight. For the most part, we all have the same stories. I can't think of one person who's not guilty of telling a high school story, but the people I can't stand are the ones who ALWAYS talk about high school. It's almost as if they're living in the past and they want to go back there. Don't get me wrong: I probably wouldn't trade some of the memories I made in high school for almost anything. With that being said, however, my memories probably don't mean that much to anyone but me or my close group of friends from high school. For some people it's all they talk about. My stance is that at some point we each need to move on with our lives. Not to say that we can't reminisce on the "good times," but we need to live in the present. Living in the past is counterproductive and causes people to dwell on mistakes and form regrets. We can't change the past so we shouldn't dwell upon it. I don't care if you tell a story from elementary school or even preschool, just don't tell me another freakin high school story. The high school stories that I love to hear are the really interesting and unconventional ones, and they usually come from the people who talk about high school the least.

Until next time,

Zac