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| Family discord |
| 05.23.05 (12:34 pm) [edit] |
Something finalyfree wrote caused me to think of my own unhappy extended family.
Here is something i wrote last year after another holiday disaster. Don't know why i'm thinking of it now, a week before my wedding....
Some marriages just weren't meant to be happy. Take for instance, the marriage of my grandparents. Family legend has it that they fought on their honeymoon. They also allegedly conceived my father on their honeymoon, although something about that story smacks of scandal. In 1955, you simply didn't have a child out of wedlock if you could help it. And maybe that’s why they got married so quickly even though they were so obviously incompatible.
What I want to know is why they stayed married for almost 20 years. Why they had a total of four children. Four children to witness the sadness of constantly quarreling parents. Four children to try and act like mom screaming at dad every single night was normal. Four children to have 8 grandchildren who have to choose between which grandparent they will like better. Because you can't really like both. Not if you know what’s good for you anyway. I guess I have chosen too.
When they finally divorced, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. People said they seemed so much happier without each other. People said they should have done it years ago.
I just want to ask her, was it worth it? Was being unhappy for 20 years of your life worth the prestige you received from being married to him? Was it worth the new things you had? Was it worth it to always have a new car and a new washer and dryer? Was it worth it to have the perfect nuclear family on the outside, while you slowly poisoned your children? Was it worth it to sell yourself out for a name?
I hate family gatherings.
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| The anatomy of a commercial |
| 05.23.05 (8:41 am) [edit] |
Those who live in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma or Texas may have seen the newest commercial for Furr's Family Dining. (http://www.furrs.net). This cafeteria-style restaurant boasts mediocre starchy foods for about $7 a plate. Not bad, if you are 80 years old and enjoy obtaining your food from a stern looking woman in a hairnet. Their newest commercial took this average Midwest eating trend to a new level.
The commercial begins with three different characters presented with a choice of two meals. The first meal is one plate with food on it. It is labeled with a #1. The second meal has several plates with different kind of foods including breads, desserts and a beverage. It is labeled with a #2.
What makes this commercial startling is who the three characters are. The first is a gray donkey. The second is a Charlie McCarthy type dummy puppet. The third is a blonde beauty queen.
Yes that’s right. A donkey, a dummy and a woman.
Each character picks plate #2 as their choice. The commercial is supposed to prove that eating at Furr's is a "no brainer".
I'd say that whoever thought up the commercial has no brains.
If you have seen this commercial and been offended by it, you can protest it here: http://www.furrs.net/contactu...
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| Nothing |
| 05.19.05 (9:35 am) [edit] |
There is nothing new to write about, except there is everything.
in a week i'll have a new husband (i never had an old one though.)
a new house (with a pool!)
a new job (with the military....eek!)
and a tan.
now if only i could have a new me :)
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| forgiving |
| 05.07.05 (11:01 am) [edit] |
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i hate that lately i have had to think and think and think about what i'm going to write about. it doesnt come easy anymore, this pouring out of my emotions to strangers. i find myself measuring my words and checking my tone. i can't help but think i'm wasting everyones time, including my own with these ramblings that don't have an impact on anyone or anything. what about saving the world? what about living my life? what about god?
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