November 28
My
cousin posted a comment on my short blog entry about a girl with similar
grammatical pet peeves as mine. She has a photo gallery of infractions. I
haven't started one yet but am tempted. In any case, my cousin was shocked that
no one asked me what my pet peeve was, although it doesn't surprise me no one
asked because usually people don't post comments at all. I have to say there
are several pet peeves, but the one in particular is that of possessives that
should be plurals. For example, there is a store right now that apparently
specialises in sports bras. There is one located on Whyte Ave that is normal,
but the branch they have close to South Edmonton Common is called Sports Bra's.
There shouldn't be an apostrophe there. It's so annoying when I see that!
Please feel free to submit infractions to me so I can post. I need to take
photos of these myself, and now that I have a camera phone, it should be easier
to do this.
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I hadn't thought
about it at the time, because I hadn't been freshly attacked for a while, but
another thing that I find I have to do a lot is defend why I am still single.
Because my mom and stepdad are moving out of the country next year, people are
apparently feeling more concerned for me than they ever used to. What will I
do, how will I survive? As though I've always lived at home and don't know how
to make my way in the world. I moved to Mexico alone--ok a friend of mine came
with me, but she lived on the other side of town!--and lived there quite alone
for 2 years, for goodness sakes. But I guess that doesn't count for anything in
some people eyes. Or maybe I should just remind them, which I don't always
think to do under attack. No, it's just that it happened a couple of nights
ago. And then I heard the same lines again: your standards are too high. There
are lots of guys out there. Oh yeah? If you think there are so many of them, I
invite you to go find one and bring him to me. In fact, bring them all! I love
shopping! Try finding a Christian guy that isn't intimidated by a smart wife.
There are some, because I know some, but they're already married,
unfortunately. Try finding a Christian guy that isn't intimidated or put off by
my independence. As older single women, we learn to take care of ourselves but
doesn't mean we always want to. It just made me so angry to have to defend
myself like that, so much that I've decided not to do it anymore. If someone
asks me about why I'm still single and that my standards are too high, I'll
tell them to go find me a suitable match, or else I won't even answer their
questions because I don't have to stand there and defend myself like that.
I don't know why
I'm getting so sensitive about it these days. I noticed at church, for instance,
they have groups and ministries for all kinds of different people, young, old,
marrieds, young married, single parents, but nothing for singles. I'm too old
to qualify for their young adult category, but as an unmarried person, I don't
fit anywhere else either! And this morning, one of the pastors was commenting
on something about how married people know that saying I love you only at the
alter on the wedding day and then stating you might change your mind later
doesn't lead to a healthy relationship. Surely. Because single people could
never have learned that lesson. If he had just framed it by saying, everyone
knows that, and married people would know it best, or something like that, it
would have been fine. I guess it's a mix of my own frustration about being
single and the constant battle it seems to be against the world to try to
survive as a single. I just wish I could have a break!
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