I would have gotten Life

When I was in middle school, I hit a teacher with a chair. I was a terrible child. This poor baby got 7 years in juvie for pushing a hall monitor in Paris, Texas. I already knew that anyplace that would elect a Bush to public office would not be a place the I would ever want to live but this takes the cake. Tell everyone you know about this injustice.

The right fit

I have been job hunting since Jan 19th and man am I tired. When I first got laid off, I was hurt of course but then I viewed it as a kind of vacation. Fuck it I said at least now I will be able to really search for the right job for me. Not just the first thing that some temp agency throws at me. Job hunting sucks. I have been told all types of crap. They smile at you and say "We're looking for someone who is the right fit." What the hell is that supposed to mean. I know they don't mean physically because that just aint happening. Mentally ya think. I get bullshit ass questions like.... "I may need you to do xyz for me. You wouldn't have a problem with that would you??" Like no shit that is what I would be hired to do right????? Then I get the call, "You were right at the top of our list but we went with someone else?" I try sooooooo hard not to think of it as a race issue but I swear to God thats what it is sometimes. And then you see the commercial of the stereotypical black office worker with an condescending attitude rolling her eyes telling her boss what she isn't going to do. Awww Fuck! THAT ISN'T FUNNY!! Now you tell me that doesn't mess up a job opportunity for every sister lookin for a job right now. I bet you twenty dollars if there was a commercial about how small Caucasian penises were it would be just about as popular as those freaky ass Orville Reddenbacher popcorn commercials. Let's see how they love that!! Which is to say that unfortunately for me there are some sisters out there on the entry levels that don't have a clue on how to act but on mine... I don't think so. Whatever. I just had to get it off my chest. Off to the next interview. May the best person win.

Daddy's Dead

We buried my father Friday. Its like the death of my childhood. So many memories..

Abstinence Ed??

Speaking of sex....

My 13 yr old son came home with a permission slip to a program called "Wise to Wait". When I refused to fill out the very intrusive application, "were you a teen parent?" "household income?" "educational level?" "marital status?", my baby had a fit. Apparently he had to take the class to pass. Requiring children and parents to participate in a program that is based on idealist priniciple instead of reality; and wants to collects statistical data for some Bell Curve study for all I know. Well of course I had something to say about that.....

Dear Ms. Darrough:

I do not agree with abstinence education being a required course of study for my child for several reasons. From the literature, the objective of the class is “to prevent teen pregnancy through abstinence education”. Our family does not believe that teaching sexual abstinence exclusively to children will prevent them from getting pregnant or from sexual experimentation. We believe that telling our children that their natural sexual curiosities should be suppressed will lead them to suppressing sex related questions and other sexual issues for fear of disappointing us. Furthermore, according to the ACLU’s website on reproductive freedom, “talking only about sex within marriage and teaching about STIs as a form of moral punishment…, abstinence-only programs not only undermine efforts to educate students about protecting their health, but create a hostile learning environment for lesbian and gay students.” How can children who identify themselves as gay or lesbian abstain from sex until marriage if it is illegal for them to do so? Finally, I do not approve any of our family’s personal information being compiled for any undisclosed research or study to prove or disprove any point that will help the program get continued public funding.
We do believe in teaching our children to wait if they want to wait to have sex, say no if they want to say no to sex, and to be responsible enough to use protection if they say yes. I understand that you may mean well but no class “can help build my child’s self-esteem, character and provide support for him to realize his potential as a productive, responsible, caring citizen” better than his parents can. My son will not be participating in the Wise to Wait program that being offered as an assignment credit for his Science Class. Please provide my child with an alternative option to fulfill this requirement. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at (414) @@@-@@@@. Thank you.


To be continued...