Hello World,
It's been a while since I last shared my thoughts on the ridiculousness of people today. I suppose that would imply I haven't come across any persons which have irked me to such an extent that I feel the need to address the issue in a public forum...until today.
I've recently started a new job (details of which to be discussed later), and in our orientation this morning there was a woman who struck me as completely delusional. We were asked to go around the room and say our name, where we are from, what brought us to this assignment and something unique about ourselves. She already has a part time job elsewhere, has three kids under the age of 4 at home, and took on this job because she decided she "didn't have enough to do". Her tone was slightly sarcastic, but not to the point that you could chuckle along with her. To start, let me put out the disclaimer that I have never met this woman prior to this week and I have nothing against her, this is just my reaction to her comment, because as I said previously, it rather bothered me. I respect that she wants to get out of the house and be a busy contributing member of society, however the fact that she has three toddlers at home makes me wonder why she really wants to take on this job in the first place. Maybe it is just that I respect my mother so much for devoting her time to raising my siblings and I so that we would be true reflections of her and my father, but I still can't help but question why someone with such young children would choose to not be around. It is hard to imagine that someone would have so much free time and is so bored with life that she needs to take on something requiring so much time. It wouldn't surprise me to hear she had a nanny (she would have to), in which case, of course this woman has nothing better to do. Someone else is raising her kids for her. That's a bit harsh. Maybe. Clearly this is a personal choice and to each their own; I reaffirmed there is no doubt in my mind that when the time comes for me and Prince Charming to have babies it would mean putting work on the back burner and ensuring I would be there for my children every moment of every day. That is the choice you make when having kids, putting them first in all manners so that when the time comes for them to be adults they have all the tools they need to succeed and you know you have done everything possible to provide them. At least that is my opinion.
For those of you that know me, children were never something I really considered (they don't particularly like me, so I avoid them whenever possible), so I am sure this post seems a bit off beat. Perhaps it took the right guy coming along to put the notion in my head, or that in three years when I finish my current assignment I will be approaching that dreaded age in women's heads when the biological clock starts moving at hyper speed, in either case it is only an inkling of a thought, so there is nothing to worry about at the moment. I have a great deal to focus on before any of that silliness can ensue (although I do have high hopes for the day Prince Charming gets his act together).
On that note, I will end it. Hope you all are doing fine and dandy, until next time.
-A
