No Fault

Ever notice that nothing is anybody’s fault anymore? Everything is someone else’s fault. We’ve become a society of blamers and victims.

It’s not Bill’s fault he was driving drunk. It was the bar owner’s fault for serving him liquor. Never mind the fact that Bill chose to go into the bar and have a drink.

It’s not Lisa’s fault that she is addicted to drugs. the drug dealers are to blame.

It’s not young Jack’s fault he robbed the gas station convenience store, say his parents. He just got in with the wrong crowd - he’s a good boy.

Try to take responsibility for your actions or inactions. It doesn’t do any good to blame someone else. Most likely everybody knows you are at fault anyway.

By the way, earlier this month my car got scraped on the side at the gas station. It wasn’t my fault though. There was a big post in the way of where I wanted to go. I think I’ll sue someone for putting that post there and making it so hard.

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4 Responses to “No Fault”

  1. danielle Says:
    June 22nd, 2006 at 2:03 pm

    I have a hard time with this one because I do exactly the opposite. I apolagize for everything, regardless of if it is my fault or not. Global warming…I caused it with endless cans of Aqua Net, world hunger..me again, if i could just stay on a diet there would be more for everyone else…sigh

  2. Mary Says:
    June 22nd, 2006 at 8:47 pm

    Hey Theresa, I will say I can’t blame anyone else today. Except Dr. who talk to you like you are a child. I was going to tell you a new psych nurse I am seeing (she also has a MSW) put me on new medicine for depression and migraines. But I had to go off of everything because about 2 weeks ago I woke up basically unable to move. Every joint in my body ached and was so stiff I couldn’t hold a pencil or walk. I went to my regular Dr. and she said I am just getting old, so double up on the ibuprofen, it must be arthritis. I was a little sarcastic (OK a lot) and told her this must be the first documented case of arthritis showing up over night. Only my left shoulder and knee had no pain. After much sighing on her part she ordered blood tests and there is a problem with some sort of inflammatory disease (duh!) I am scheduled to see a Rhuematalogist soon.

    So I am not sure if the new medicine for the migraines will help since I had to go off all meds but my asthma meds in case I was having a reaction to them. Note to self, NEVER go on a 7 day road trip with 2 teenagers after going off all your meds and not being able to walk. I do have a cool wheelchair and I have a tag that lets me into the real nice parking spots. I couldn’t push myself since my hands hurt so much, so Kierra kept pushing me down slopes and saying things like “look ma, no hands” and “look at this way mom, we get all the best parking spots” Yes, my family is still all alive(see there is a God), but we aren’t home yet! I was given oxycontin for the severe pain, but it made me itch and sick to my stomach. Kayla calls it my “herion in a pill”. No problem with me becoming a drug addict though since I hate the side effects.

    We were all sleeping in the van today driving through Utah and Carl got out to take a picture and forgot to put the van in park (so he says!!!!) We were headed into the Green River but he jumped into the van in time to stop it. We slept through the whole thing.

    I keep telling Kierra that these are the good old days and she will look back on these times of vacation with family with fondness. She keeps giving me a queer look. I am so glad you have a job, thanks for the offer anyway. I had an editor from “simply beads” contact me and want an entire set of my jewelry for a layout. Yea Haw!!!!! Now if just “bead and button” would accept one of my designs I would be in bead heaven, you know the pearly gates and streets of gold. I did find some great beads on this trip though.

    Lots of love from your crippled, crazy and sometimes creative sister
    Mary

  3. Theresa Says:
    June 22nd, 2006 at 11:22 pm

    Yes…there is “your kind” too :-)
    What is the healthy balance? What could make you change your view?

  4. mary Says:
    June 23rd, 2006 at 8:30 pm

    Well, I could try to slack off a bit, relax and let life come as it may. NOT. I get bored easily and jump into things quickly and “full steam ahead”. My father in-law has a great saying “boring is in the mind of the boree”. I am never bored. I actually have been working with my counselor for a year on cutting back and slowing down. I really have. I can see how it stresses my out when I can’t do everything perfect. I have brought a lot of troubles on myself. So I am down to 6 credits a semester online for my degree in health care administration (last year yipee, I hear they have a great masters program too :) I set aside time to exercise, not for weight control but stress. I have never been able to exercise much because of my asthma, but since the sinus surgery I can do so much more. It is amazing how much being able to breathe helps. I am only designing, teaching and selling kits now. Teaching full time at the college is fun,but only because I am designing new classes and programs. I have the summer “off” because I am teaching 2 classes online and I can do that in my jamies with 1 arm tied behind my back ( oh yea it will be in a sling) My biggest frustration is that I am so tethered by physical (and a few mental)problems. Oh well, could be worse.

    Now on to you, I love Precious metal clay and I want to take a class to become an instructor (you get huge discounts on supplies) Check it out online. Someone has a birthday coming up soon!!!You could start coaching and teaching what you love now, who knows maybe it is jewely design and bead making!!!! The magazine I submit articles to wants submissions of the use of beads and scrapbooking (hmmm sounds like a TF thing to me)

    lots of love from the wilds of southern Idaho! Do you ever wonder why any emigrants would ever stay in this part of the country? If they had just gone a little furthe west :) Don’t you love it when kids say things like “gross” when they see the Salt Lake for the first time. Ahhh natural wonders.

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