The Stupidity Of Kids Day
I had a real good childhood. I do not talk about it often, but both my parents are good hard working people. They instilled in me a lot of good qualities.
I have a brother but he is nine years older than me. So we were never truly close. I do not mean that in a negative way at all. I mean he was always focused on being a great sports writer. When I was in elementary school he was already working at his first newspaper job. When I was in high school he was the head writer for the Cincinnati paper and when I was in college he was already established and working at Sports Illustrated. He was always a larger than life figure to me, so when i saw him, I treated him like a parent. I did not joke with him like siblings to. I just tried to show him as much respect as possible.
So I was not an only child, but I did feel like it in a lot of ways. I say all this because I kind of had my parents to myself growing up. I did not have to share time with anyone, and they made sure I had everything I needed to succeed in whatever I wanted to do. it is the same way I raise my kids today.
But the one thing my parents did was be very unfiltered. Not in a swearing, yelling way. I mean they were brutally honest. Not demeaning. It was not like they would yell and scream at me for no reason. I mean that if I did something wrong, they were vocal. If I did something right, they were vocal. Nothing was sugar coated. I do think with my son and baseball. He is truly good. But if he wasn’t, I would tell him. And he knows that.
So when I was probably eight years old, my parents and I went to dinner. I am pretty sure it was a Chinese buffet. I am also sure Crazy was in the name. I think a lot of Chinese buffets have Crazy in the name.
And we were all talking, and then for some reason I said why do we celebrate Mother’s and Father’s day. My mom answered the answer you already know. It is a day to acknowledge the great moms and dads who do so much for their kids.
Now, at eight years old, that did not work for me. I was a little jealous at the gifts both my mom and my dad got. I was jealous of the attention they got. Literally whatever either wanted to do, they were able to do. Pretty much was not fair.
So, as an eight year old, I told them that was bullshit. I did not say bullshit. I said that was poopy or something like that. Then all of the sudden I said…
“Why isn’t there a kid’s day?”
My parents started laughing uncontrollably. As an eight year old, this was a serious question. I did not appreciate the laughter. I wanted an answer.
My mom looked at me through the laughter and said “Every day is kids' day. It is really that hard to let a mom and a dad have one day?”
That was the end of that conversation. But I remember the Chinese food was good.
Honestly, I never thought about it until homophobic racists cry about Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Pride Month, Native American History Month, and so many other months which highlight amazing people that do not always get the recognition they deserve.
These conservative are mad about rainbows, stories about Jackie Robinson, learning about RBG. They are mad because they feel excluded.
Let me say this again without trying to laugh. White straight conservative males and females feel excluded.
And they do not realize that every single fucking month is about them. Governors are changing school curriculums to focus on white straight people. People lose their shit when someone says Black Lives Matter. It doesn’t mean that your white conservative straight life doesn’t matter. You made it clear for years it does. But yes, minorities matter. When police murder black innocent lives, the innocent cannot be forgotten.
I truly wish that people who get so mad that people and companies support a marginalized group ALWAYS support them. I get the capitalism aspect of each month. But hell, everyone deserves to be heard and loved and people need to learn more about the other people they live around.
But I felt like then when I wanted Kid’s Day. I was also eight years old.
It is time for some homophobic racists to grow up. Their rants are not needed.
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