Head Spins

I have so many things going on in my head, after this weekend, I am not sure where to begin. 

It's not a surprise that I have had a hard time assimilating into our new town. Not for lack of trying, but every time I try I am disgusted by the behavior of others around me.  

At a birthday party this weekend, I decided to hang out a bit and try and get to know the other moms, thinking, I may as well try to be social.  Ugh.  Never go against your gut.  

In a conversation about a boy that liked my daughter, we were talking about the high school that this boy went to. One of the moms said, "Isn't that the school for Democrats?"  Wait, what??!!  A school like that exists here??  How can my kids go there??!!!  

Then, she says, "Yah, it's for the Mondays."  Me: Blank stare.  
I obviously look noticeably confused. And she whispers, "You know, black people."  Uhhhhhhhh.......what????? 

This is a new racial slur, to me. Perhaps I am naive, but I sent a few texts out to friends, and they, too, had never heard of it. Only one other person I know, knew what it meant. I had to Google it. It's been around since the 70's, who knew?  I seriously was in shock and disgusted. And I don't like how this throws me off my game of witty comebacks, but it does. I swear, EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I go out and have convos with people, I am left with my jaw dropped to my knees. 

I did manage to say, "That's weird, because this kid was a white red-neck, not my daughter's type at all." 

Then, there is this new law passed by the DOJ for same sex marriages.  Our local news channel posted the breaking news and I made the mistake of clicking on the comments. What an ugly bunch of people.  They hide behind their Bibles. It disgusts me. Here are just some of the hundreds of comments: 

Just because we have a law stating that it is legal, does not make it right. It was legal to crucify Jesus. Our nation is in trouble.

Everybody gets rights but not animals this earth God made is going to hell in a hand basket

This is just heart breaking. God help America.

A very sad time for our state and our society where such filth and disgust is praised to be normal.

There are hundreds of these comments and very few defending same sex marriage rights. Shocking, I know.  

I am clearly in the very very very small minority here. It's very uncomfortable. 


And the damn crazies and their "open carry" issues. This was a was a quote on our town's page about a certain restaurant being liberal and him not ever eating there again. Wow, liberal, means you CAN'T carry your gun wherever you want to?  The world's smallest violin is playing for you buddy. 


I love the food at (restaurant) and Josh has done a lot for the restaurant business in (town), but I don't want to eat in a gun free zone. Those signs just stop honest people. I've never heard of a crook stopping at the door due to one of those signs.

And lastly, the 9th grade had their annual beauty pageant this past weekend. Yep, a school sanctioned beauty popularity contest, I mean beauty pageant. Beauty and Beaus.  A few teachers asked my daughter why she didn't do it, as she would be sure to win. (I too would have to agree with them) She told them, it was sexist and not about who was really pretty, but about who was the most popular. And if she even did do it, if she lost, those girls would laugh at her. And she was right, the girl she said would win, won. When the school counselor asked me why my daughter didn't participate, I told her it was a bit ridiculous for us, and this DOES NOT happen up north. Besides, what in the world does this have to do with school, in the first place?  
The money raised from ticket sales goes to the Student Council.  And yes, ball gowns and the whole nine yards. 

Hey, Mississippi, instead of beauty pageants why don't you concentrate on actual education?!!!  


So, my head is spinning after all of this over the weekend. I would much rather have of the head spins of a hangover, then the head spins of ignorance!