Thursday, November 8, 2012

What I've Learned this Week...


Hello, friends! Well, it’s been an interesting week. Let's sit down for a chat and I'll share a few things that I've learned so far...

  • Your child will get sick and the school office will call right as you are participating in a presentation with a group of executives. You will leave early, pick up your child and see that he’s covered in a rash from head-to-toe. The child’s doctor will be stumped with this condition and ultimately rule it as a virus. Then, your Kroger pharmacy won’t have the prescribed medicine, so you travel to a second pharmacy to see if they have the medicine. And it just so happens to be senior citizen day at the grocery store where the pharmacy is based. You will have a breakdown in the parking lot.

  • We always buy too much damn Halloween candy.

  • Iron-on badges for Brownie uniforms are a farce. They never work and at the last minute, you’re forced to pull out a needle and thread to sew the patch on. Hey, Girl Scouts, ever considered Velcro? Hello??

And finally…

  • If you give people free stuff, they will support you. And those getting the free stuff will see this as a very good thing. But what they haven’t learned, that I have, is that they’ll experience no upward mobility through this practice. But, that’s okay because they're getting free stuff. Motivation is not the goal here; dependence is.

And that's all you'll hear from me on that particular topic. Moving on.

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5 comments:

sweetpea said...

You made me laugh at your expense! I am sorry that you had a rough week! And your last point was well said! I'll be praying that you have a better week and hope that rash disappears!

High Heeled Life said...

OMYGOSH!! sounds like you are in need of the week-end. Hope the little one is better soon. Loved your #1 - I can so relate on pharmacy not stocking meds and living in a small town .. there are not many options - and it's always seniors day somewhere, everyday. Wishing you a fabulous Friday..xo HHL

kayce hughes said...

Are you old enough to remember the commercials ...Calgon take me away?

Hope you get to recoup soon.

Michelle said...

I feel your pain about senior citizen day at Kroger. Been there and done that totally by accident. Horrific.

annechovie said...

Wow, bless your heart, hope your child is better now and you get a relaxing weekend to re-charge! xx