Things I Hate: Realizing You're Smarter Than Your Parents

I know, I'm already getting really bad at this posting nonsense. I need a schedule. Badly.

I wanted to write about something else, but this seems like a better topic. Of course, I'm currently watching Real Housewives of Atlanta, and while watching my mom said Kim's children looked like "skanks". At first I was confused because they looked like any other tween/teenaged (not sure of both their ages) girl. I became outraged about five seconds later. One, why was my mother talking shit about other people's children? And two, why is my mother, "the feminist", calling anyone a skank regardless of their age? I didn't want to get into it with her and ruin the show for the evening so I just tried to ask her why she said that; it was the shorts.

I don't know if my mom realizes, but I shopped at Limited Too when I was that age, and that store (now called Justice) has not changed one bit. I looked exactly the same as those girls, except maybe a bit more developed. Eh, I was early. But really shorts?! They're in Atlanta and its summer and they're in the house.  I debate about going outside naked when it's hot in Baltimore. Even if they're wearing "skanky" shorts, what right does my mom, or anyone, have to judge anyone?

Obviously, shorts really isn't the issue. It was annoying or sad or disheartening or whatever the feeling is to see your parents let you down intellectually. I go to a better college than my parents did, but my mom has never let me down too much with her outlook on the world and others until about twenty minutes ago. I've never heard my mom outright call another woman/lady/girl a degrading name. At least I know it's not right? Moral.

And that not all feminists are the same (not in a good way). I've been learning that a lot in the classroom, friend groups, and on "feminist" blogs lately.