Shenanigans!
My brother Jamie was the baby of the family. Being the baby, he got away with murder. He was always causing problems and lying to get out of it. No matter what he did, he denied it and our parents believed him. Our parents always punished us for all his transgressions, even when it was obvious he caused it. Perhaps it was protection of the youngest, or just not giving a damn, I'll never know. It marked a lesson for me.
Like the majority of American families, my family did not believe in taking responsibility for their own actions. My younger brother, for example, has denied any self responsibility his entire life. Poor paying jobs were never his fault. He ignored he was a poor performer in his early jobs, or that his only motivation was earning enough to get his next bag of pot. Even the birth of his son did not change his outlook, he is in his early 30s and still lives at home with my mother. He pays no rent, and very little of his own bills. He has no survival skills, and both Skyprincess and I are fearing the day my mother dies and we have to kick him out of the house we own. (We own my mother's house and will need to sell it when she passes).
I wish this denial of personal responsibility was localized to my family, but it's everywhere. When did 'taking responsibility for your own actions' go away?
I don't know how this lack of personal responsibility became so prevalent in the states. Perhaps it's the culture of entitlement we've promoted. It's gotten so bad that students are no longer able to fail. We cannot label them as "failures" because they weren't motivated enough to study, we have to label them as "success deferred". Did they fail their class? Don't label them as failed, just label them as "deferred success". The need to be PC is destroying our country.
The latest round of personal responsibility avoidance seems to be focused around alcohol. Mel Gibson spouts off anti-semitic insults, and he washes it away be claiming it wasn't him, it was the alcohol speaking. What is it with people seeking something to blame their actions on?
Today there is a story on how Angelina Jolie had no intentions of taking Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston. Someone had to make the first move. Cheating doesn't "just happen". I've worked with women all my life, and I can tell you that merely being in the same room with them doesn't cause someone to "just fall in love". It takes a decision for both people to proceed. If she had no intentions of stealing Pitt away, then she could easily have put a stop to it. Not taking blame away from Pitt, he's a typical dog. Although, he does have good taste. He definitely traded up. Aniston was always a bit flakey for me.
I'm calling shenanigans!
Like the majority of American families, my family did not believe in taking responsibility for their own actions. My younger brother, for example, has denied any self responsibility his entire life. Poor paying jobs were never his fault. He ignored he was a poor performer in his early jobs, or that his only motivation was earning enough to get his next bag of pot. Even the birth of his son did not change his outlook, he is in his early 30s and still lives at home with my mother. He pays no rent, and very little of his own bills. He has no survival skills, and both Skyprincess and I are fearing the day my mother dies and we have to kick him out of the house we own. (We own my mother's house and will need to sell it when she passes).
I wish this denial of personal responsibility was localized to my family, but it's everywhere. When did 'taking responsibility for your own actions' go away?
I don't know how this lack of personal responsibility became so prevalent in the states. Perhaps it's the culture of entitlement we've promoted. It's gotten so bad that students are no longer able to fail. We cannot label them as "failures" because they weren't motivated enough to study, we have to label them as "success deferred". Did they fail their class? Don't label them as failed, just label them as "deferred success". The need to be PC is destroying our country.
The latest round of personal responsibility avoidance seems to be focused around alcohol. Mel Gibson spouts off anti-semitic insults, and he washes it away be claiming it wasn't him, it was the alcohol speaking. What is it with people seeking something to blame their actions on?
Today there is a story on how Angelina Jolie had no intentions of taking Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston. Someone had to make the first move. Cheating doesn't "just happen". I've worked with women all my life, and I can tell you that merely being in the same room with them doesn't cause someone to "just fall in love". It takes a decision for both people to proceed. If she had no intentions of stealing Pitt away, then she could easily have put a stop to it. Not taking blame away from Pitt, he's a typical dog. Although, he does have good taste. He definitely traded up. Aniston was always a bit flakey for me.
I'm calling shenanigans!
posted by Mizike at 10:45 AM
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