Josh coming down the tube slide
The girls and Sean on the highest tower
We were swimming at the hotel pool later in the evening, and this guy and his kids were there swimming. His girlfriend and some older woman joined them at one point, and they were weird and loud, but whatever. Then he got in a fight with his girlfriend, she stomped out, and there was much F'ing this and F'ing that. I don't think my kids were hearing it, so I was like... whatever, trashy people. Then his little 5 year old girl came over to whine to him about something, and he went off on the most offensive tirade. I really, really wish now that I'd said something to him, but at the time I was apalled and just thinking that you don't want to make eye contact with the crazy person. He told his 5 year old to stop tattling, told her that she's not a Mexican or a Jew (I know, right???) so she shouldn't act that way, that she needed to grow up and act like an adult (I am not making this up), and was she going to be independent like daddy and not rely on other people to take care of her. I think he was influenced by whatever had just happened with his girlfriend (and probably by a lot of alcohol as well). I hate situations like this. I'm a very live-and-let-live person, and when I'm stunned I don't think fast on my feet... but I wish I had said something about the Jew and Mexican comment. It probably wouldn't have done any good, and I wouldn't really want my little kids (the older kids would probably just laugh) seeing some man yelling the F word at me. But it would have made me feel happy.
School is going pretty well for everyone. I have such cute students this year. Love my classes. Teaching high school is a blast. It's like... you know when your teenagers do really funny things with their friends and say funny things and just make you laugh? That's my job every day. It's also like... you know when your teenagers are sassy and moody and don't want to do their chores? That's my job every day, too. But it's more fun than not. It seriously keeps me sane, and for that I'm grateful.
5 comments:
I'm glad school is ok. I never know for sure what to say to awful people either. And it's not always a good idea to tell awful people what you think of them, especially if they've been drinking. :)
scary! that is nice he was letting his kid know she wasn't a jew or mexican.. I wonder if she thought she was! that is so sad that some kids get parents like that! glad you didn't get involved.. I bet curt would have said something.. so I am super glad we weren't around for that!
sounds like a great time
glad school is going well.. I so look forward to my teaching days!
Are you sure it wasn't me yelling at my kids
Ya, that guys sounds like a jerk. It's the poor kid that you want to say something to, like, "you're dad's crazy. Disregard everything he tells you." Its' probably good you didn't say anything, though. If he was drunk, it wouldn't have made an impact (at least not on him) and he might have beaten you up. ;)
Sounds like a fun and interesting trip. I never can think of anything to say at the moment either. And then later when I think of something clever, I always feel like George from Seinfeld and his "comeback" episode.
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