Filed under: Generalness | Tags: ADD, annoying children, headache, short attention span, social events, social recluse, woes
Because I can find better things to do with my time, I rarely accompany my parents to events where I don’t even know the people getting married/the child celebrating the birthday, etc. etc. Unless my cousin is planning to go in case she will harrass me into going. And that was what happened this weekend. It’s amazing how one night’s foray back into social events can give me such a huge headache. After all, it was only a semi-formal reception dinner, but I was disgusted by a number of things:
A) Why do people have such short attention spans? This, being a relatively casual event did not have longgggg speeches and long ceremonies where you can’t see what’s happening due to the videocameraman blocking your view…yet people were talking throughout the whole thing. During the three very brief speeches. During the poor girl who sang a song without any musical accompaniment, which in an event like this is a very thankless task IMO. Since this is an event to celebrate the couple, you’d think they could show some respect and PAY ATTENTION FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
B) Why, oh why, would you let your kids run around the tables? I frequently kept searching for the big yellow arches. Eventually gave up and actually reprimanded a couple for almost upending a table. I don’t like doing that. I like children, really. I don’t mind them misbehaving a little. But I was watching the parents, who were gabbing to each other, and generally ignoring the antics of their children…and I didn’t understand why they would bring them to an event like this if they couldn’t control them. Some people seem to see EVERYTHING as a family event.
These two things combined literally gave me a headache that night =_=. On the positive side, at least there were chocolate-covered strawberries. : )
