Kids are Dicks

   The other day on Facebook, I wrote a short little blurb about irrational fears. About how I have them. Kinda got me to worrying about why I would have them and where it came from. The long and short of it I suppose is - I don't know. More than likely it stems from my traumatic experiences in middle school, and really discovering how much of an asshole some KIDS can really be.
   Looking back on my life as a kid, from about 0 (I assume) to about 10 or 11, everything was pretty good to go. I suppose I really didn't learn about how cruel kids could be till about 5th grade, when people could start being REAL dicks. And it really didn't escalate till about 6th or 7th grade when it was made certain to me that human beings could be such motherfuckers to people. Not really too sure of where this impulse comes from, I suppose I can't really hold these kids too accountable for what they did to me 20+ years ago. But I do know this - I've never, and will never forget about it.
   One of the lessons I must always remember to teach my children is to not be assholes to people. They'll remember it, I'll assure them. I'm sure I treated some people badly. Though I don't remember it all that well, I'm sure it happened. I know I was kinder to people all my life than unkind. That's the important part of it.

So kids, if you ever read this. Don't be dicks. People will never forgive you.

Gospel of the Day:

Gospel, Luke 10:1-12

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