A Hill To Die On

I had a conversation with my kid about beliefs today.

HE HAS VERY STRONG BELIEFS.
HE HAS HIS REASONS.

He's a young ADULT now.

He's always had his strong convictions.
Also, he likes to argue.
LIKES TO BE RIGHT.

He thinks he HAS TO be extreme about his beliefs.
Especially his political beliefs.

He's interested in activism. That's rad.

I had to try to give him an example of false narratives
can create false beliefs
and people can get judged on them.

Used what I went through as an example.

He told me that it hurt him when I didn't agree with him. 

So I asked him why it hurt him when I didn't since I had a right to.
Same right he has to disagree with me!

But I also wanted him to know that defending his beliefs
AND HIS THOUGHTS
WERE NOT THE SAME THING
AS HAVING TO DEFEND HIMSELF.
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DEFEND HIMSELF
FOR THINKING SOMETHING. 

BUT I WANTED TO KNOW....
IF HE THINKS THAT EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE IS TRUE.

BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE, AS PEOPLE
IS TRUE.

LIKE PEOPLE THINKING THEY HAVE RIGHTS TO DO THINGS
THAT THEY DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIKE THE INVASION OF FRANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO RIGHT TO DO THAT.

WHAT IF FRANCE INVADED ANOTHER COUNTRY?
WOULD THEY DO THAT? NO?

THEN FKN LEAVE FRANCE TF ALONE.

AND LEAVE CANADA TF ALONE TOO.

WTF IS THAT SH*T? TO ACT LIKE THAT?!!!!
ACTING LIKE THAT IS WHY......
MANY COUNTRIES.....
DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S NOT RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S FKN ACTING LIKE FKTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERY RACE CAN ACT LIKE FKTARDS!!!!!!!!!

SO RACE HAS NOTHING TO FKN DO WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SAW A REPORTER TRYING TO DO A STORY ABOUT FRAUD....
AND A DUDE WAS TRYING TO MAKE HIM SEEM LIKE
HE WAS BEING RACIST 
FOR FKN DOING A STORY
ABOUT FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOW ARE FKTARDS GOING TO ACT FKTARDED.....
AND THEN FKN TRY TO BE ALL LIKE:
"IF YOU ALL DON'T LET US ACT FKTARDED.....
YOU'RE ALL RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH RACE???????????
ANYTHING?

OR USING "THE RACE CARD" TO SAY IT IS?

IT'S ABOUT............. ACTING................. LIKE.............. THAT!

YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO FKN VIOLATE LAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND HUMAN RIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!

YOU'RE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO MATTER WHAT RACE YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FFS!!!!!!!!

DO I HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN? OR DID EVERYONE HEAR ME
WAY IN THE BACK?

BECAUSE: I WANT THAT..... TO BE.... UNDERSTOOD.

BUT WANTING THAT..... UNDERSTOOD....

DOES NOT MEAN.......... PEOPLE...... WHO SHOULD.....
UNDERSTAND THAT.......... WILL!

BUT THE SAME FKERS VIOLATING PEOPLE....
WOULDN'T WANT TO BE VIOLATED!!!!!!!!!!!

WOULD R@PISTS......
WANT TO BE R@PED????????

PROBABLY NOT!!!!!!!!!! RIGHT?

MOST M*RDERERS
PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT TO BE M*RDERED!
RIGHT?

MOST INVADERS WOULDN'T WANT TO BE INVADED!

MOST WAR MONGERS WOULDN'T WANT TO BE....
WAR MONGERED!!!!!!!!

STALKERS WOULDN'T WANT TO BE STALKED!

ABUSERS WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ABUSED!

PEOPLE WHO PLAY IN YOUR FACE....
WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO PLAY IN THEIRS!!!!!!!!!!

PEOPLE WHO DO YOU DIRTY....
WOULDN'T WANT TO BE DONE DIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, my son was saying that his beliefs....
He believes that his beliefs are the hill he has to die on. 

I tried to tell him: YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE ON ANY HILL.

HE BELIVES HE DOES.

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN,.... IS GETTING PROFICIENT.
WITH GETTING HIS POINTS ACROSS.
LIKE A VERY COLD JANUARY DAY.
BRISK AND CLEAR.
NO WAY THEY CAN ARGUE OR MISCONSTRUE IT.

LIKE THE LETTER I'LL BE SENDING TO THE BANK VERY SOON.

BECAUSE IT'S HOW YOU TREAT CUSTOMERS THAT MATTERS.

THEY CAN MAKE THEIR DECISIONS, BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
ALLOWED TO MAKE MINE
WITHOUT.......
ANY.....
BS.

NO HASSLES, NO GARBAGE. NO BS.

IF THEY CAN DO A TRANSACTION, COOL.
IF THEY CAN'T, COOL.

BUT DON'T TRY TO TREAT ME LIKE I DON'T FKN UNDERSTAND
THE FKN TRANSACTIONS I'M TRYING TO FKN MAKE.

AND TRY TO PROTECT ME FROM MAKING MY OWN DECISIONS.
THAT I HAVE A RIGHT TO AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO MAKE.
LIKE OTHER CUSTOMERS DO.

AND SINCE OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE.....
ALLOWED TO,,,,,
WITHOUT ANY BS......
I DON'T SEE WHY THE BS IS NEEDED.
AT ALL.

BECAUSE NOT DOING IT IS ONE THING. 
THE BS AFTER THAT....
IS ANOTHER THING.

AND BECAUSE IT IS..... ANOTHER THING....
IT IS.... ANOTHER.... THING.

THE OTHER THING.... IS "THE THING."

If I was trying to use the bank to do something ILLEGAL.....
I'D UNDERSTAND THEM ACTING HOWEVER.

BUT WAS I? HMMM? NO? 

BUT TELL ME.... IS GHOSTING SOMEONE 12 YEARS AGO....
AND TRYING TO COME BACK TO THEM.....
IS THAT A GAME?

BECAUSE THAT'S...... A GAME.... TO ME.

"SHE'LL TAKE ME BACK" WILL I?
WANTING TO SEE WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN....
ONCE UPON A TIME....

DOES NOT MEAN..... I WILL BE DTF 12 YEARS LATER.
BECAUSE: WTF IS THAT SH*T?

"I UNDERESTIMATED A***, TOOK HER FOR GRANTED....
GAVE HER FALSE HOPE ABOUT ACTUALLY CONNECTING...
DID XYZ..... THOUGHT SHE'D JUST UNDERSTAND ME."

SURE.... BUT DOES UNDERSTANDING SOMEONE MEAN.....
I WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT?

THE ONLY THINGS THAT WERE OBVIOUS TO ME:
HE WANTED SOMETHING, OR ELSE WHY 12 YEARS LATER?

THAT IS THE PART THAT FKN BOTHERS ME.

AFTER ALL THAT SH*T.... YOU'D THINK....
I COULD JUST,,,,, LIVE MY OWN LIFE?

WITHOUT 1/4 APOLOGIES? FAKE @SS SH*T?
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WANTS SOMETHING?

Wasn't I supposed to CHOOSE MYSELF?
BECAUSE: I DID.

ENOUGH OF THAT SH*T.

Besides, if someone's going to be about SOME BS....
THEY CAN BE ABOUT IT..... AWAY FROM ME.

WITH SOMEONE ELSE. FFS.
LET SOMEONE ELSE *ENJOY* THAT BS. 

AS SPECIAL AS IT IS.

I have to try to sleep soon.
Gotta get a tooth pulled tomorrow.
Not looking forward to that.