Thoughts at 6am

Well, I got my assignment done and I didn't die. I'm amazed. And yes I did get a nice, new, blank, fresh stack of papers to write on last Tuesday.

On to the random thoughtage!

I just had this weird thought pop into my head and it made me aware of a pet peeve I didn't know I had. Apparently, it irritates me when you give a gift to a child and the parent prompts the child to say thank you or express some sort of gratitude. For one thing, it irks me because I hate it when parents/relatives "talk" for children (ie "Say 'yes ma'am' and also tell..."). On a different note, and this is the thought you've waited five lines for, I think when you give a gift to someone it should be with such a kind heart that the kindness doesn't require a thank you, but the happiness is gratitude enough. My mind continues on with this sort of diatribe "Maybe that's part of the cause of the 'me' phenomena. If children are taught to give something in return for a gift (the thank you) maybe in a round about way they learn to expect something in return when they give a gift." How many people do you know have had a bitch fit at one time or another because they gave someone something for their birthday or Christmas, but were mad because they got nothing in return? It may be unrelated, it may not be. It's six am, what the fuck do I know?