| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 |
| A Wasted Evening |
Well that was a waste of time! My oldest son graduates tonight. Not College, not High School but 8th grade. While that may not seem like such a big deal, I’m sure it is to him and believe it or not, to me too.
Why was tonight a waste of time? After sitting for nearly 2 hours in a poorly air-conditioned church, I had it! I got up and left. The worst part, I didn’t see my son graduate!
This happens every time there is a school event. My wife says, “Get home early, we have to be at the church at 6:30.” Uh, excuse me, my son has to be at the church at 6:30, I don’t need to be there until 7:00. At 7:00 the mass starts… not an abbreviated mass, but a full-blown 1+ hour mass with communion. We’re talking full bells and whistles. Finally somewhere between 8:15 and 8:30 the event that we’re there for actually starts.
Guess what, after almost 2 hours of being sandwiched in a pew on a hot, sticky night in a poorly air-conditioned church, my patience was gone. I left!
You can like me or hate me for the above rant but that’s how I feel. That said, I have these final thoughts for the 3 special people in my life.
Michele: I’m not doing this anymore. You know how I hate organized religion, especially the Catholic Church. I’m just not going to do this anymore.
Jim: While I did not see you get your certificate, I did see you get your award. Congratulations, I’m very proud of you. As for O’Hara, we’ll see how they do their events and I’ll work a schedule accordingly.
Nicholas: I will be there for your graduation with the following lesson learned: Your mother can drop you off at church at 6:30 and I’ll show up at 8:00 just as the mass is winding down. |
posted by David Snyder @ 8:55 PM    |
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See? Isn't this cathartic?
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Time to grow up, little boy and realize the world does not revolve around your sorry ass.
How can you be so selfish?!?! This is your son, for God's sake!! You don't have enough self control to suck it up for one night? Pathetic.
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1. It's not one night, this year every event was preceeded with a full mass.
2. You don't know about my past experience with "organized religion"... read between the lines.
3. How convenient it is hiding behind the anonymous user. Pathetic!
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 - Name: David Snyder
- Location: Springfield, Pennsylvania, United States
I'm happily married to my high-school sweetheart and have two sons. I love relaxing down the Jersey Shore. I also enjoy sitting by the pool after dinner, talking to the wife, watching the kids, and smoking a cigar.
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See? Isn't this cathartic?