I thought about Gerard Butler’s recent snafu in judgment. He
admitted to sleeping with a reality star Brandi Glanville and not remembering
her full name. I could almost visualize the huge egg on his face. Though
smiling the slime of the yoke dripped off his chiseled chin. It sounded as if
Butler did this in retaliation for Glanville’s public kiss and tell. Butler
eventually made amends. It is not just famous faces that do foolish things.
While I’d like to think I’m always at my best. I am not. Everyone has their own
‘not so finest moment’.
My husband and I
were at my niece’s school concert. Little did we know but several grades were
performing. The auditorium was packed with screaming kids and flustered parents
gripping their cameras. There weren’t enough seats for everyone. My feet were
sore from wearing my high heels all day. There I was crabby, sore and tired. Stupidly
I didn’t change before the concert. My
husband and I were less than thrilled to be pushed to the back to stand and
watch. Each grade as we found out sang five songs each. At one point we walked
around the school. I heard my niece sing and took blurry pictures from waaaayyyy
in the back.
I thought the opportunity to leave would be after her class
was done. Nope. Apparently a few more grades had to sing and then they would do
an all school song. During the all
school song my niece didn’t even make it to the stage. She was in the aisle
singing! We felt irritable and just wanted to go.
I was staring off into space
when I heard a commotion behind me. Some pushy lady was screaming at my
husband! Apparently she told him to move and because it was so crowded he couldn’t.
He explained there was no room and she was still ranting at him. I don’t know
what came over me. Maybe it was the claustrophobia or I was just stressed.
Whatever the reason was I glared at her and hissed “Who the hell do you think
you are talking to my husband like that?!” She then started yelling at me
saying he should have moved. My face became red hot as did my temper. She proceeded
to yell at me and hurl insults so I gave it back to her. I called her a name and told her to be quiet. I was ready to take off my blasted high
heel and fling it at her. However, we didn’t come to blows. Finally a parent next
to me got between us and yelled at the lady to shut up and she should have more
manners. Then she said the following to the ranting lunatic: “There are
children here, I will pray for you.” That
right there made me feel very small and just dumb. I bet that is how many
people feel when they make a bad choice. Just plain dumb.
Embarrassed at my judgment I wanted to stick my head in the
ground. We all have our limits as to how far we can be pushed. As adults we can
act as juvenile as our children. In stores adults fight over toys during the
Christmas season. At football games people yell at another parent’s kids that
they stink at football. People yell at you to keep your kids quiet in church. Oh
yeah, IN CHURCH. While it is important to set a good example it is also equally
important to show that adults have bad days and bad choices. Luckily my snafu
wasn’t noticed much over the crowd rushing to leave after the performance. I
got out unscathed but in the rear view mirror in the car I detected a trace of
egg on my own face.
Well said!
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