Spewing Bile

I have been thinking a lot about you lately. There are a few things that I think we need to discuss about your behavior. It has really gone on long enough and I can't take any more of it without saying something. While each of my issues is something that you should have learned when you were in fucking kindergarten, it isn't too late to learn it now. In fact, it is about time that you did learn a few basic manners so that you can conduct yourself like an educated adult human when you go out in public.

The other night you sat in the row behind me at the movie theater. It was stadium seating, for Christ's sake, but somehow you still managed to kick the back of my chair. That alone would have been annoying enough but you also brought your small child to the movie and spent the entire movie chasing and attempting to control the little brat...until you were distracted by your cell phone. It really isn't appropriate to bring you small child to a movie other than one designed for small children (aka Disney movies). It also isn't appropriate to make bothersome noises while other people are trying to watch the movie. You see, the point is that everyone in the theater paid $9.00 to see the movie. They did not pay $9.00 to listen to you, your cell phone conversation and your spoiled child.

On Saturday, I saw you at the grocery store. I was standing third in line in the ONE line they had open. When they opened another checkout register, you raced ass over to the open register - even though you had just arrived at the BACK of the line. Why did you think that your time was so much more valuable than mine? I had been waiting there for several minutes already. But you didn't even offer me the opportunity to go next (I probably would have declined, by the way, but you didn't even offer). I was very offended by your lack of regard for everyone else that had stood in that line longer than you.

When I finally paid for my groceries, I pushed my cart outside and began loading my groceries into the back of my car. I noticed you across the parking lot. I saw you finish putting your groceries in the car and then I saw you leave the cart right in the middle of a parking space. No more than thirty feet away, there was a cart corral. Couldn't you have walked that 30 feet to put the cart in it? That way, the next customer could have used that parking space for the purpose it was intended; parking.

I pulled out onto the street behind you. You swerved into my lane on several occasions making me nearly have a heart attack and almost causing several accidents. When you are driving on a public street, focus on your driving. I saw you trying to dial your cell phone while, at the same time, trying to operate your car. It looks to me like you can't really handle both of those things at the same time. That's bad enough, but, as I mentioned, it impacted me - and nearly injured me. It pisses me off to think that you have so little regard for my safety.


On Sunday, I went out for dinner with my family. It was a lovely early dinner. My wife, my kids and I sat at a table in the middle of the dining room and began having a lovely conversation about school, work, our interests and the other events of the week. Then you and your family came in. You let your family - specifically that same small child that you took to the movie theater - ruin our dinner and our conversation by using the restaurant as a playground. Look, I realize that having small children can be difficult, I used to have two. But I either hired a babysitter or I made my children stay seated (it can be done with a firm hand and some steady discipline). The time to start teaching your child to sit in his chair at dinner time is in your home. Sure, you think your kid is cute. In any other environment, I might agree with you. When I am dropping $100 to spend some time with my family, I really resent it when you let your family ruin our time together.

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I really hope you take all of this in the spirit it was intended. Anger was not the goal. All I ask is that you try to understand that other people are impacted by your behavior and make every effort to conduct yourself accordingly. There will always be times when we get in each other's way - but limiting the intentional run-ins would certainly help everyone get along just a little bit better. Now fuck off