In the days when police officers kept the peace...Part 2

On the flip side…

I’m always ranting about my mom being stubborn like me, but I think I should put it all in perspective for a number of reasons (she is getting some sleep right now as I am blogging).

1. The rage that she and Dad have is in my veins, and I translated it into bringing the energy when I watch a game. My parents don’t like losing, and neither do I. That’s why when my team is feeling it, I am, and I let the opposition know. It actually has paid off, one of them being us flooding the court at the Anaheim Convention Center months ago.
2. It’s a lesson for me when I reach Dad’s age: mellow down, and don’t put stress on yourself. Don’t do what Mom did when you have children that are old as you are now. Even if they are in your household, accept that they will be responsible, and so on, and leave it at that. It’s an argument you will never lose, even if your threat all that stuff…be honest. You can never do that, not after you’ve been proven wrong. You’ll only dig a deeper hole than what you’ve dug when you can’t let go of your flawed convictions, and you will never get out of it, dying while trying to.
3. Sleep is important, after all. No, really, it is. Mr. Sandman is awesome, because he prevents you from realizing your own doom too soon. But it’s up to you to make a nightly visit. And to do that, you must sleep.
4. Never use anyone as a scapegoat when something goes wrong in any group. You are going to lose credibility, and you will be seen as a divider. It happens in every business, in one way or another: one person is blames for everything, and everyone else but the scapegoat believes it. Don’t be like my mom and scapegoat anyone when something that will be eventually fixed goes bad. Sure it hurts, but to think too much of it? You’re only gonna lose sleep over it, and perform lousy the next day.

I keep this in mind as I finish the laundry and prepare for the first Business Law exam on Thursday.

The world is a challenging place, but the house gains immunity

I got into a heated argument with my mom over a trivial issue. It got so out of hand that I had to call a police officer. He came, and told us that since this is a dispute, it did not count as a crime. So he went on his way, and the house gained immunity from being raided by police.

However, I had to do this. I never like to get into arguments. I never got into any recent rows with my dad, but I had issues with my mom. She says I've been "ruining her day." I have nothing to do with it. But she uses me as a scapegoat. Where is the logic behind that? I wanted to prove a point: the world is not as safe as we thought it can be. Parents kill their children. Children kill their parents. Domestic disputes happen in nearly every city. I wanted my mom to realize that while I have my faults, I don't to be in a situation they put on themselves.

Sure, there was no crime committed. But I wanted t let my mom know that people in West Long Beach look out for each other, and if the neighbors see something go out of hand, the police will arrest them, and it can get worse.

It won't happen again because the house gained immunity from being interrogated by police. But while I have my faults, my parents should know that they have issues controlling their anger as well.