Why?

Some things that have been bothering me as of late.

We visited the nations capitol 4th of July weekend.  It was crazy crowded with not only Americans but also foreigners.  I am unhappy to report that the "selfie" is an international thing.  I witnessed a young woman, looking to be of Indian descent, wandering around the WWII memorial not necessarily because she is interested in the intricacies of the memorial but in fact because she was apparently looking for the perfect position for her selfie, either that or this poor girl has hundreds of pictures of herself at the memorial...hundreds.

My husband and I traveled quite extensively before children both nationally and internationally.  We were often confronted with American's being thought of as rude because they were not culturally respectful and demanded that the people of the country only speak English.  We would try to be sensitive to that and at least learn enough of the language to get by and read up on dos and don'ts.  I'm here to tell you that after this visit to our Nation's capitol it is not just Americans that are rude.  Rudeness crosses all cultures.

My patience with small children is at an all time low.  It could be due to my hormones.  It could be that my fuse has been used up on my own children.  Either way I am very quick to get annoyed by small children whining.  My personal favorite of this trip was a small child that was pitching a fit in the restroom because she didn't want to sit down to use the restroom.  You heard me...SHE.  If this is a cultural thing I'm pretty sure it is one that I will not be sensitive to.  All I can picture is wet socks.  Ew.

Can we touch on the selfie phenomenon once more?  Could we make a rule?  If you can scroll down on your Facebook wall and find a picture that is somewhat similar could you not post the new one?  Unless you have had yourself surgically altered, there are multiple people, you are in a location that is not your bathroom or your car NO ONE CARES!!!

If you are incapable of realizing that you are not the only person on the road.  You are not entitled to the lane you are in.  You must drive with the understanding that in order for there to be a good flow one must take into consideration the needs of not only oneself but also the needs of others.  If you are to selfish to this by all means...ride the bus.

I guess that's all for now.  Ok.  Probably not but I don't want to bore you.