Hanging out with 11 and 12 year old girls at the mall (my daughter and friends just in case you wondered) is usually very annoying. Their chatter is filled with tidbits about cute boys, fashion and music but at times there is a point of clarity that only a child could utter. Today had one of those moments where you are so shocked that such wisdom could flow from your child's mouth.
There were 5 girls and quite frankly they all look alike, talk alike and shop alike. There really seems to be no difference in how they act or what they do. They started chatting about different friends they had and when one girls name popped up one of the 5 said very loudly "you better not be friends with her". I have heard this phrase all of my life in all types of settings so it really did not even phase me.
One of the other girls asked her why she could not be friends with her which then brought on a wild jabbering talk fest about the evilness of the hated child. The girl who had demanded that nobody be friends with the other child was spouting and spewing all kinds of accusations. This went on and on and on.....
The biggest term that she kept throwing out to disparage the other child was the word liar. The girl kept saying that she lies, do not believe a word she says, never talk to her because she lies. Then my daughter (yes, I am a proud dad) looked at the girl making all the accusations and said "If the truth always comes out in the end why are you so afraid of people talking to *****"
This actually caught my attention, every adult gets told by someone else who they can be friends with, this usually comes from a person who claims they are tired of being manipulated and lied about. If they really believe that the truth will win out then why are they afraid of people hearing all sides of the story?
When President Obama was yelled at "LIAR" it was bad manners but the truth came out a few days later and he was lying. The honest truth is there has NEVER been a State of the Union Speech ever given from Washington on to today that did not have at least one lie. We have become so use to people lying that when they tell us not to be friends, not to listen to certain new channels, not to read certain newspapers or websites that we think it is normal.
The next time an adult tells you to not be friends with someone or to never talk to someone, know it in you heart that THEY are most probably the liar. When a politician looks in a TV camera and explains who you should listen to and who you should not then realize that they are the liar or they think you are so stupid that when you see a lie and the truth you will not be able to figure out which is which.
I am now armed with this new knowledge and cannot wait till some adult explains who I can and cannot be friends with.......:)
By the way, this is different then warning someone, this is when a person demands their way over your life and tries to manipulate you to such a point that they tell you even who you can talk to.
Deep thoughts from 11-12 year old girls. No wonder when I was that age boys just fought one another and got it over with. We could not compete with the girls our ages.
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Fantastic article. Question: Why can't we ask questions about 9/11 when the offical report is described by its authors as a "FARCE"?
ReplyDeleteHave you noticed that the ones who cry "wolf" all the time are the ones who get the most upset that no one believes them? My old girl friend use to accuse me of cheating while the whole time she was sleeping with half of California.
ReplyDelete9/11? Do you really think the government could keep an inside job quiet? C'mon meow! Popular Mechanics has dismantled every singe conspiracy angle mentioned.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this! Do you mind if I use some of this? Attributing it to you, of course. :-)
ReplyDeleteUse all you wish....:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful article, Michael, and a great reminder to us all that we should be careful what we say. It might just come back to bite us in the rear! Your daughter seems to be very wise! :-)
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