Drama-obsessed People

I'm going to start off by saying that I was enrolled in public middle and high schools.
I know drama when I see it.
And you know what?
I've noticed that there are age-levels of drama.

In middle school:
OMG, he likes her.
Does she like him?
No, she likes this other guy.
Does he like her?
Maybe, but he really likes this girl, and they're going to meet after school and go to the mall.
OMG, that's so cute!
Yeah, but she also told this guy that she would go to the dance with him.
For real? Why does he even like her? She's obviously just playing him!
(by the lockers of the 'popular girls')
***Everything is like this, love that, who's cool and who's not.

In high school:
OMG, I fought with my parents so I told them I was staying the night at Nicki's but really I stayed at Shawn's.
Nu uh, girl!
Oh, yes I did! His parents didn't care so we just stayed up all night and...
(in class instead of doing work)
***Angst against parents, teachers, and rebelling in every possible way. Oh, high school, I have not missed your shallowness and your materialism.

In college:
So my ex saw that my car was at his frat house and I told him that I was just studying with the some of the guys but really I was hooking up with his best friend Aaron!
You and Aaron?
Yeah, we've definitely been flirting for months and now I am not dating the control freak so I'm having fun.
What if he finds out?
He won't. Aaron doesn't want to lose his f*** buddy.
(campus sidewalks and shuttle stops)
***Definitely more organized and coordinated backstabbing. Everything is revenge against the ex.

These are general homogenized examples of things I have heard throughout the years. And at the age-level, I would say that some are fairly normal.
What's NOT normal is when you go up an age group and stay at the lower gossip group, or if you're young and in the higher age group.
Don't  act surprised, you've probably met some.

There were definitely kids at my middle school exploring sex together, and cheating on each other and bragging about it in the hallways. The guys often dropped out or got kicked out of school after a few years from fighting (their girls be cheatin' on them!) and the girls would get pregnant because obviously THEY were cool and THEY could never get pregnant so they didn't have to use protection. Um, sorry. No. You want the benefits of an adult relationship without the adult consequences. Stick to "who likes who."

I hate meeting people in college who are still obsessed with the drama from their high school (who is still sleeping with who, cheating, and prom queen). Yes, they exist. I've even met some who wanted to move back to their home town so they could be near the gossip.
Grow up. There's a reason you're out of high school: so you can learn to live a normal life.

I was never big on parties in the college scene (not being judgmental to anyone who is), but know that after I graduate, it's not a big deal to hear about who's getting wasted and hooking up with people at parties. After a few years in college, I pretty much know who they are, and so it's not really a surprise or a shock.
Basically, please don't call me about how crazy your party was last night. Odds are, I won't care.

It's often the same people who go to these parties and gossip about them that are the same ones who say they don't like parties.
Well, if you don't like them, don't go, because I certainly don't want to hear about them.
Since I hardly care for parties, I hardly ever go. If I go to one and get bored, I leave. Simple as that.

And don't use your friends as an excuse. If they want to be reckless with their lives, it's not your job to keep them safe from STD's, pregnancy, or even just a bad hangover.

I'm definitely not telling you to ditch your friends at a party.
I'm saying that it's not your responsibility to be a mom to your friends. Tell them how you feel about them going (or about who is there), and then tell them that you aren't going to go with them. If you're feeling really kind you can offer to pick them up as a sober driver in the middle of the night.

And CERTAINLY don't go and pretend to be disgusted, and then be the queen bee spreading the hot gossip from the latest party.
There's not even a word to describe how flaky that makes you look.

YouTube Haters

Well, let's see how this goes. 

I plan to use this as a way for me to get my thoughts out of my head, since I seem to be running out of room up there, anyway. I find myself constantly curious and observing the world around me.


**Thoughts for today: Haters on YouTube and any other social networking site.
I am always wondering who these people are.
You know the ones I'm talking about.
You might even be an example of who I am talking about.
Call me a prude, but since when did f*** become a normal and acceptable public response? To anything?
I personally try not to say it (can't say never, but it's not in my everyday vocabulary).
I realize that every home is different. 
I know what words are used on/in front of children these days; I'm not naive or ignorant.
BUT WHO MADE THIS NORMAL?
You can watch a 10 second video about a kitten rolling over and being adorable. (Maybe you don't like cats, so think of a puppy). 
WITHOUT FAIL someone will respond with a 'This is f***in retarded'.


WHOA. 


I'm sorry.
Who died and made you emperor of the universe?
I certainly didn't mean to offend you with my kitten, your majesty!


Here's a hint:
If you don't LIKE the content in the title, don't WATCH it, and certainly don't comment.
The only reason people can respond that way is because they KNOW no one really knows who he/she is, therefore, they can't get punched in the mouth or spanked by their parents (we all know there are little kids on there trying out their new vocabulary).


Is there no such thing as general respect anymore? Common courtesy?
I'm a you-tuber (I'm making that a word). I post videos. I read my comments. I watch videos. I comment on videos.
But I can't get over the fact that curse words have replaced common courtesy.


How about the comments about people being ugly?
Talk about issues, right there.
Have you ever stopped and thought that maybe not everyone was put on this earth for you to lust after?
There are exceptionally beautiful people. There are those who are not as blessed in the physical department. And there are those somewhere in the middle of the spectrum.
Do you think it makes you sound like you're hotter if you call someone ugly? Because it doesn't.
Honestly, it makes you sound like your ego has so many holes that you put others down because you can't patch yours up fast enough, so you have to take as many others down with you that you can.
Grow. Up.


We have become a society where we can cower behind our online personalities, where we can be as mean and nasty as we want without suffering any repercussions. Do you think there is another reason? Do you think I am wrong?