Civility in suburbia is dead

I dread using this as a title for a post as i think that it is the underlying concept of this blog...so rest assured you will read these words again...that said...suburbia is akin to purgatory...it is the land of betwixt and between and everyone is fighting to to be the king and queen...you live in a city and there is a culture, a hierarchy, activities galore...frankly no one really cares much about you...you walk anonymously through the streets and engage with your friends on over pasta and wine...when you live in a small town...a real small town not a pretend small town in a metropolitan area...but a town where you count on your community...where everyone in town has a job that helps keep the community going...you have a sense of belonging...but in suburbia where you need to stake your claim there are mischievous activities, unscrupulous practices, one-up-man-ships, half truths and other muckraking...i mean really people i invite you to my birthday party...have the good sense to return the favor...but instead you don't invite me...i feel bad...i label you a bitch...but i win because everybody knows that you are mean, insecure and vindictive...they just don't want to be the next one off your list thus they entertain your bad manors and your fake social status...there is no anonymity in suburbia so all the bad behavior is obvious and prime for dissection...you can sit on the side line of any game and listen to the crowd mocking a bar mitzvah invitation, questioning a friends ability to afford certain material items or events, determining the reason that your neighbor is selling their house, deciding which kid should be on this weeks black list and are not cool enough to be invited to a party, discussing why your friend's kid is not worthy of attending a specific college, and the list goes painfully on...but since your kids are sponges what they are saying on the fields and courts are even worse because they don't you have an adult's deceptive skill of concealing their toxic venom inside of a cracker jax box...they brazenly say that they don't want to be friends with someone, they they are not inviting them to a party, that they are short, awkward, have learning issues...but its okay because the blabbers have been told by their parents that it is never their fault, that they lost a game because another child did not play well, that their poor grade on a project was the fault of the other kids working on the assignment, that they did not do as well on a test because other kids have extra time...it usually comes down to mom and dad being insecure...needing to make themselves feel better by putting others down...not the lesson on civility that existed in days long ago...oh yes on occasion you will find a wonderful person who is positive and upbeat...looking to offer the rarely heard praise of a young athlete, scholar or bar mitzvah...and what happens, the naysayers try to figure out if this person is for real or just a put on...you can win however...buck the trend...offer a compliment, speak politely to the folks in the local stores, open the door for someone...even if you have been introduced to someone 5 times and they refuse to acknowledge you, you acknowledge them....teach your kid to be inclusive...you will all feel better...praise the kid who is smarter than your child, a better athlete, artists or has a special talent...say please and thank you...i thank you for reading my blog...putting up with my rantings and hope that we can all find some lessons here that are worthy...stay tuned i think my next post is already percolating...friendship

Your kid has a Facebook...

and you did not know??? Really are you sure you're fit to be a parent??? if your kid has a facebook page as a parent you need to be their personal cyber stalker...you need to monitor their pages, their posts, their status...how is it possible that your kid has an account without you knowing...the computer is not theirs, they don't pay for the connectivity and you know that your kid is mischievous, a bully and you readily admit that you can't control their mouth...so why is it possible that they are on facebook without you knowing...perhaps your nanny knows, since you are too busy getting your hair done, working out, meeting with your decorator and your party planner to be bothered with your child...i know they make a good accessory but really you take better care of the Louis Vuitton bag you bought at the outlet than you do of parenting...its not like they just got the facebook page yesterday...i know we all have more online friends than an average size high school class...but really your kid has 307 friends and as been posting since tishabov...get a backbone, have some discipline, pay attention...your kid is mean and has no business being on facebook, do you need me to poke you or do you realize that this is not a platform for a kid who can hardly make it through  a sports practice or a bus ride without bullying his prey...although do us all a favor keep the page up that way we know what your kid is all about and clearly can tie their behavior to the stellar parenting job you have done to date....consider yourself poked!

sunday should be a day of rest

we all need a day of rest...but there is no such thing for those trying to be the Jones...bunches, buses, bull...why do it when it will be detrimental to your future and that of your kids...i mean really everyone is talking about you yes...but mocking you, making fun, horrified and you should be mortified...give it a rest, no one really cares, maybe if you were a nice genuine person folks would get it but you are shallow and don't know when to stop...so here is some advise, look in the mirror, realize you faults and take a break...its sunday!!!

so whats your theme???

first off let me say "its the category not the brand" - living in a metro area with lots of families having bar and bat mitzvahs for their delicious off spring you hear during 'your year' -  'so what's your theme?' Your year, year theme...no mention of obnoxious little John  or spoiled Sally...they are the accessory that enables you to through a lavish party for $250K when unemployment is at a. high and you have rented furniture in your living room. Your kid is a sports phenom, or a talented actor or really into magic...thus the theme that you toss to your party planner to coordinate a well orchestrated event at a venue that no one else 'your year' is using and wallah you have a bar/bat mitzvah...oopppssss...i forget isn't the bar/bat mitzvah a religious ceremony that is supposed to take place in temple and don't you live in a secular community so the celebration is really a trumped up reason to try to impress your friends or keep up with pretense...first get a job, second get some furniture and third get a life and if all else fails have a party so that your can invite your friends and thus ensure that you have plans every weekend during your year so that you don't have to have people come to your house, site on rented furniture and feed them since you don't have a steady income...but we all thank you for doing your part to help the economy and giving bloggers such as myself fodder for perpetuating the myth that these are not tough times...but a little humility would be gracious...oh yeah i forgot money can't buy class...so enjoy the party but don't listen to hard because your friends will be talking about you.