I hate adulting. Adulting is hard. It is full of work, stress, hard decisions, bills, being tired before 9 PM, being disappointed, not always getting what I want, prioritizing what is important over what is fun, saying no when it is hard, saying yes when you want to scream no. My oh my, adulting is hard.
I wonder how I can get out of it? I know, I know! I can become a liberal, a socialist or an Antifa member!!! FREEDOM!!! FREEDOM from adulthood!
Any parent can attest that one of the hardest things in the world about parenting are those moments you have to be “the bad guy”. Your child wants the candy, they can’t eat it or they will never sleep. You tell them they cannot and the child completely flips out. Nooooooow … some parents cave. I sure know I did at times. But, we all know what happens the next time they want something that is a bad idea. Straight to the hissy fit!
It’s exhausting to be the “mean, mom” surrounded by children with horrible ideas and forks inches away from a light socket screaming, “please don’t do that” as they throw a tantrum and inch closer to destruction. “But, I WANNA destroy everything! It will be fun! You are a meanie!” That is truly what it feels like to be a moderate or Conservative in this new world of raging Liberals, wannabe Socialists and escalating anarchists. It’s hard being the adults around screaming children and it is made more difficult when the babies are also carrying bricks, guns and Molotov cocktails.
I remember when my boys were little, they thought that ignoring my advice and playing with their Airsoft guns in the basement with their cousin was a great idea. Of course, until they shot off their cousin’s nipple. (Which is a hilarious story now … and it oddly grew back … but, you get the point) I look at every issue and debate, every thing they say they want and am annoyed that half the country has to feel like the parent to stop their often fun-sounding or noble ideas on paper that are disasters in reality.
Let me name a few:
- Anarchy – “No rules, no government, no police!” Adorable, sweetie! What a wonderful idea. Except a state of anarchy does not exist without being a precursor to a large-scale war. Most World Wars have begun with certain states of anarchy. And, as adorable as you think the “A” symbol is and cool as you think marching around with skateboards and helmets is, anarchy only it leads to two things: lots and lots of death and the rebuilding of some societal governance because a state of anarchy never survives. So, cutie pie … you are basically asking for a whole lot of people to die and then the exact thing you claim to hate to rebuild. Fun. Sounds like a great plan. Geniuses.
- Socialism – “We need to adopt Democratic Socialism, Bernie said so.” Aw, that’s adorable, little ones. Do you mean like Sweden, his grand example? Except for the fact that Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are not socialist or even democratic socialist. They NEED capitalism to survive. They REALLY depend on America’s capitalism (as do most other countries). Swedish economist, Johan Norberg attests that before Sweden built a bigger government they got rich first with free trade and an open economy. When they started dabbling in socialism, they feel from the fourth-richest economy to the 14th within 25 years. Braintrusts!
- I repeat, Socialism/extreme Liberalism – “We want and need the government to take care of everything because capitalism is evil!” Aw, babydoll … you are too cute. Do you want Venezuela? I mean 7% of their entire population has FLED from there because ONLY the government lives well under socialism. No? You like your IPhones and being able to buy your black clothes to look all edgy and tough? Ok. Do you want Greece? The overwhelming government debt has swallowed the country whole and led to three international bailouts. Half the young are unemployed and people are hoarding food, money and medicine. No? You need your Prozac for your “anxiety” over living in this awful country too much? How about Spain, peanut? Do you want to go there? The Socialist there launched the largest stimulus package in the EU and doubled their national debt nearly overnight. Banks failed, taxes were raised and unemployment reached Depression-era levels. Weeeeee!! Sounds fun, right???
Morons. I hate to be condescending … actually on this, not really … morons.
Go home, get a cookie and a warm glass of milk and descend into your mom’s basement. Get to work on your on-line classes at the college that your parents pay through the nose for, try to enroll in an actual Economics class. Sit there and stare at the trophy that your parents insisted you get that you never deserved and let running this country to the adults.
As cute and morally superior as you think you are for wanting to either give everything away for free or burn everything down, the reality is … you are either physical or mental children — stunted at growth and caught in the mentality where stomping your feet and holding your breathe got you what you wanted. Grow up, get a job, pay taxes and put down the bricks. The adults are getting bored of the tantrums.
Pretty Political 