March 24, 2013

• It's a personal thing.Monday Edit

  Ever notice how the general public no longer seems to think that personal things are....well....personal anymore?

  Our family did a serious bit of shopping yesterday in our local mall and it seemed like the personal lives of the folks in the mall were washing over us like breezes.  It was nothing to hear people discussing medical issues, digestive issues and family issues as though they were in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.

  I kind of wish they had been.

  It's not in me to be harsh on individuals who are sick or who are going through tough times.  Maybe it is selfish of me to not want to be bombarded by your troubles when a. I don't know you and b. you have not sought my input into your life.

  Let me offer you a few examples:

  1. Mother walking along with twin girls, about seven years of age.  Little girls were adorable, all yellow ringlets and cuteness.  Mom, not so much.  Red face, contorted and angry, she berated one of the girls for discussing (apparently with a stranger) about something that had been said at home.  The mother was pointing out that that conversation had been between the family's social worker and that the person the little girl had spoken with, was not to have this issue discussed.  This conversation was not held in a low voice but in a strident, angry, loud voice.  Now we all know that the family has a social worker in their lives.  If this is common behavior, it is easy to see why.

  2.  Two older men walking along, one describing in great detail, the problems he was having with is prostate and the effect it was having on his sex life.  Really could have done without the images this brought to mind.  Way too much information, again not said in a soft voice but in a voice of someone who has hearing problems.

  3.  Two young women (older than teenagers but younger than 25) who were discussing the results of their sexual adventures from the evening before.  Again, way, way too much information.  By now, I needed to wash my brain of the images.

  4.  Two women discussing their medical issues.  Really, icky issues.  The kinds of things a person would not even share in the waiting room of their gynecologist.  Yeah, way too much information.  Even mentally going to my happy place could not wipe these images away.

  5.  Two middle aged men, discussing their taxes and how they had managed to hide some of their income so that the IRS could not find it.  Nothing like discussing a crime you have committed in a public place.

  So, what's up with us?  Why do we feel that every facet of our lives is fodder for public discussion? 

  Maybe we have just gotten so used to cell phone use and all the conversations that go along with that and we have lost our idea of what is private and what is not.

  Celebrities are no better.  Really, really do not care about what they ate, how they got their hair done, who may or may not have pooped their pants when in the White House (Al Roker, really????), and how big the latest baby bump has gotten.

  Maybe those of us who do not wish to be a part of everyone's public forum of private matters should identify ourselves by wearing those hats that have the long, dangling ears and which cover our ears.  Or maybe just wear noise cancelling helmets.

  Please, please do keep your private life private, OK?  I won't share mine if you won't share yours.

  Let's do our part to keep the world a nicer place.

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  Monday morning edit:

  Nbcnews.com is reporting that Halle Berry sprays perfume between her thighs.

  Has the world lost it's mind?????????

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