The Socially Aware

For many people this is a very sad day.  Much like a funeral reception that is filled with friends, family and a great spread of tasty treats, today we say good bye to the 2009 NFL football season for six long months.  The chores and family gatherings you were able to avoid because your team was playing, are now filling the calendar.  Those who love you more than the game, may secretly welcome this time of year to get more of your attention.  So tonight when the chip scraps the last bit of salsa from the bowl, will you:

1. Start spending more time with your kids or significant other.

2. Quickly switch your enthusiasm to another sport.

3. Enter a deep dark depression that can only be cured by the release of the 2010 training camp reports (August).

or 4. You don’t know Peyton Manning from Barry Manilow.

Does your social awareness increase after football season?

UsrNme1

I overheard a woman make that statement at one of my favorite coffee shops.  I was shocked by the blatant comment and had to find out why she felt that way.  I asked and she kindly explained that she feels access to more money and family support can lead to more abortions.  Her theory starts with the understanding that young women with Prada purses are no less sexually active then girls with empty purses. She said, “For a wealthy family, a $500 abortion is a quick fix to an embarrassing problem, while women like me would have difficulty coming up with that kind of money quick enough to safely have the procedure. It would take months for me to save that much money!”  Then she spoke of the “those girls” in high school and college, and I was left to assume they were wealthy/popular/ones that would not give her the time of day.  She explained how they would take “family vacations” during the middle of a school week and everyone knew they were abortion vacations.  So I ask, has anyone else ever heard of this theory or is this just the opinion of one angry woman?

UsrNme1

Okay people, help me get a little more socially aware on this topic.  Last night I was at dining at restaurant, when a family of four was seated next to me.  I was immediately disturbed by the size of this family, and by size I mean the mother, father and both children were severely obese. So I ask you, with all the information we have on the problems that come with being over weight and the rapid increase in child obesity, should parents raising little fat offspring be cited for child abuse??

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This week I’ve had the pleasure of overhearing and joining in a few conversations on fidelity.  Be it due to the latest star athlete caught with his pants down or someone’s personal experience, the topic of cheating can easily become a heated conversation. What I found most interesting is who people decide to blame and more often than not, it’s the woman.
It’s no secret that men are easily seduced, making them weak to the advancements of women. Which may be why “the other woman” is often blamed for the destruction of a relationship. Second in line for the blame game is the wife/girlfriend.  When a man strays, suddenly everything from her housekeeping to bedroom skills come into question. Although men aren’t exempt from blame, they may be deserving of a little sympathy if they can prove that they did not originally pursue the relationship (see the seduction rule). So in our attempt to become more socially aware I ask, do women make men cheat?

UsrNme1

In 2010 I want to take people watching a bit further.  I want to be more aware of how others think, feel and react to the most important and trivial issues.  I’m going to step outside my box and become more ………….socially aware.  But how??

I will dedicate some time to bring people with differences of opinion, background and culture together in discussion.  There needs to be an outlet for every voice and a gateway to opening of minds and conversations.  Where do we go to kick around topics that can’t be discussed in the office or at dinner parties? I will create an intelligent, stimulating and challenging environment for men and women to express themselves. Provide an unbiased platform for Generation Y, X, Boomers and seniors to share, teach and collide.  I will poke a stick at the liberal, conservative and independently undecided just to see what comes out. Together let’s question reality and give your opinion a voice. Maybe the louder and more frequently we all speak our minds, the more socially aware we may all become???  Let’s see, welcome TheSociallyAware.com.

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