25 Weeks 6 Days: A Socially Acceptable Post

Dear Baby,

I know you will not end up normal person because I am your father. I don't do the things that other people do. My basic rule of thumb is, if it starts with the words "supposed to", I don't like it. Things you're supposed to do or not supposed to do. Most of those things don't have any real logical reason, people just decided that they better do it or else other people might think badly of them. Well, I don't give a shit what other people think. So there are a lot of things that I might or might not do that you'll probably see a lot of other people do based on habit, social acceptability or because someone they feel has knowledge (ie. a doctor) told them to even though that person is probably full of shit.

- I don't do everything the doctor tells me. They talk as if they know everything about everybody, but they don't. We're all different and they can't accurately account for that. They just go off of a book.
- I don't run out and get flu shots every year (and I've never needed one).
- I don't plan on pumping you full of vaccinations that you don't need (ie. most of them).
- I don't celebrate christmas. It's the celebration of a religious figure from a religion I'm not a part of. And I don't like to add to the corporatism that fuels the sheer madness of the season.
- I don't think it's shameful to spend time in jail. It happens and if you go because you were standing up for something you believe in I'll be very proud of you.
- I don't hold back my opinion because someone else might not like it. I don't want to live in a world were everyone is sheltered from everything all the time.
- I don't give a shit if you swear. On TV now they bleep out crap and balls and words that aren't swear words because they might reference something "naughty". Oh no! Not balls! BALLS BALLS BALLS. SHIT PISS FUCK. There you heard it, I'm sure you'll turn out fine.

Honestly, I don't think life is as complicated as the media and the doctors and the police and the politicians what us to believe it is. Be yourself, don't take shit from anyone, tell people how you feel, question the doctor, don't even listen to the news and enjoy your life.

I was somewhere the other day and their was a sign on the wall that said:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO HOO, what a ride!”

Please, take the ride...