judgement?
Today’s question is: Is it ok to pass judgement on someone that you think is doing something wrong?
Background: The real question is, am I as bad as the guy doing the deed just because I pass judgement on him?
As I’ve stated before our school seems to be filled with many parents that appear to think they (and their children) are more important than the rest of us. Of course this is my perception, and as we all know, perception is reality.
For the last couple of weeks there is this fellow who parks his vehicle in the public alley (that he does not live in) while he gets his child from school. He pulls into the alley, just past the sidewalk and puts on his ‘hazards’. I’ve seen him park there at least 10 times in the last three weeks. Interestingly enough, a block away there is plenty of legal parking. Parking that isn’t blocking people from getting into their alley or blocking the garbage man from doing his work. 1 block away.
Here’s a picture of him parked in his favorite spot one day:
So, a couple of days in the last week the guy who owns the car was actually lollygagging out in front of school for at least 10 minutes after the bell rang. He lollygagged while his car was parked like this, blocking anyone who lived there from passing by. He was not at all in a hurry to get to his car and get it out of the way. I sort of wonder what his kids think when they get in the car, do they think this is a regular parking spot? Will they grow up doing the same exact thing?
The thing is, this guy owns a restaurant in our little town and watching him park in this alley practically everyday makes me not want to patronize it. Is that wrong?
Am I as bad as him because I find what he does so not right?
February 4, 2010 @ 12:15 am
I get VERY irritated by people like that. ACK! I feel very indigent when some feel like they don't have to follow the rules. Why is that? At what point in life did they decide that the rules do not apply to them?
Comment by Dee — February 26, 2010 @ 9:52 pm
seriously dee, isn't that the truth? Why don't the rules apply to them? I wonder that stuff all the time. It's plain old irritating to go to school and watch the really important people pick up their kids? ugh.
Comment by colette — February 26, 2010 @ 11:56 pm