Rude people suck.

Rude people, man. I can barely even wrap my head around this dumb shit. Are we that far up our own asses that when a stranger smiles at you or says, “Hi” that we can’t even offer them the same blind respect for that one second of the day? Is it really that hard to hold the door for someone, or to offer a “Thank you” to someone who just did that same shit for you? Are we so far gone as a society that we think we’re above a simple wave to acknowledge the fact that the guy that just let you switch lanes could’ve been prickish enough to run your bitch-ass into the jersey wall, but was cool enough to give you a pass instead? It boggles my mind. Just… why? Why you gotta be a dick?

Look, I get it: Sometimes you don’t like a person. Hell, sometimes you loathe someone to your very core. You could hate someone so passionately that you would rather watch every episode of Cop Rock on repeat for two years rather than lend them a helping hand if their kids were dying in a car fire. But goddamnit we’re supposed to better than that. It’s not even about them… It’s about YOU. It’s about having enough respect for -yourself- to not be an asshole. Shit, man, I’m not saying you have to put on a smile and ask them out for punch and pie. Just don’t be a cock. Take the fucking high road and at least offer a head-nod when they walk by, THEN feel free to talk as much shit as you possibly can.

The bigger picture here is that kids watch and absorb everything we do. It might not look like it, but they do. And it’s your goddamn responsibility as a parent to show them how NOT to be an asshole. You could be the biggest, steaming pile of fly-ridden dog shit on the planet, but, to your kids, you’re a fucking -hero-. Act like it. Now, I’m not better than anyone reading this, but I assure you that when I’m with my children they (WE) will hold the door for a lady, we say “please” and “thank you”, and we acknowledge people who were kind enough to acknowledge us… even if it’s for nothing more than being human, just like them. It’s not hard. It’s not “out of our way”. It’s a very simple concept.

I promise, it’s easy. Try it out and you’ll see. If everyone just stopped being an asshole for one day to perfect strangers for no good reason, the world would be a better place.