I later reflected that I have joined with colleagues in poking fun at someone; I have caught the ball and ran with it rather than dropped it. We have chosen to crack jokes to lighten a serious mood or add spice to a tedious meeting--often at the expense of others who could not hear us because they were offices or states away.
Ironic that my incident was sandwiched between empowering 8 a.m. yoga and meditation class and 9:30 a.m. parenting skills workshop, which I'm loving. It's 1.5 hours every Tuesday in March.
Felt bad but soldiered on.
Good night. Drifting off with peppermint tea.
I guess we have all been a little guilty of that behavior at some point, too. Mostly as young and immature people, though. As you said, this was a young man in a coffee shop. No excuses for him, what he did was hurtful, but hopefully when he grows up he may remember the times he was unkind and experience some sense of remorse.
ReplyDeleteAnd what is not surprising -- how can we expect society in general to behave any better than the mean-spirited “role models” that we see every day in the news? So disappointed in people these days for their support of this kind of negative behavior.
I want to hear about the parenting classes. When Joey was first diagnosed, I was involved in an early intervention program that taught behavior management and I am guessing that it's similar to what you are doing.
Love, Lin
Hi Lin. Thank you for reading and caring and for your words. And yes, I really do like the parenting skills class and will tell you and/or blog about it soon. I hope we can pick a date with Sis. Love, Al xo
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