I’m not a real man!

I walked through the living room to grab some water out of the kitchen… and the TV was on. It was Divorce Court. The couple was fighting over the SUV ownership.

Thought diversion
Now… I’m hoping that I totally missed the part where they were fighting for the custody of the kids… and it wasn’t all about the SUV.

Back to the regularly scheduled blog…
The judge asked why each of them should own the SUV. The male-part of the human race opened his mouth and said, “The SUV is manly and a man needs to drive that type of vehicle”.

Did he just say that on National TV?

REALLY? I was wondering why my wife and son don’t respect me, why my marriage of 15+ years is rotting, why my friends be-little me in public, and why I can’t sleep at night…. *dripping with sarcasm*

I don’t own an SUV… I’m NOT A MAN! (sniff, sniff)

Hang it on the whiney line dude!

While owning an SUV is not a bad thing at all (besides the gas it guzzles). I don’t mind if you want one or have one. I’m okay with someone having a really sweet SUV that dwarfs small cars. But don’t fall into the trap that — “owning an SUV makes you more of a man”. Don’t get me wrong… those SUVs are huge and I’ll grunt like any other “Tim the Toolman Taylor” but this guy was serious.

I’m not defined by my possessions. I don’t need an SUV to identify who I am and whether I feel “manly” today. I believe things like: character with your family, integrity in the community, and

Heck… maybe if I get one… I’ll feel even manlier… more like “SUPERHERO” level.

Until then… I’ll drive my mini-van (meep, meep)

What do you think? Sound off if you’re MAN enough!

-M@tt

PS – the woman was awarded the SUV because she drove 6 kids, to and from school everyday. The man got the Sedan… (weakling)!

Jumpsuits for kids at school?

While eating my re-heated pizza with my wife today… we saw a news report on TV about kids who break the school dress code.

It would require students who break the dress code to wear a jumpsuit. No need to sit in the office until your parents bring you a change of clothes… or go to in-school suspension… nope… you get to walk around in a jumpsuit.

I gotta tell you from my years of working with students in youth ministry… this plan accentuates the obvious.

If I’m a kid who purposely wears clothes to circumvent the system… then what better way to gain more attention to my… uhm… rebel-ness… than to wear a jumpsuit around the halls of school… for everyone to see that I’m the revolutionary. Now wait… there will be the normal group (who mindlessly neglects the code one day) that might be horrified by wearing this jumpsuit… but for the most part… it becomes the fad.

They’ll make it a fashion statement in itself. Girls will bring accessories to the party – with a giant fluffy belt to tie around their waist. Guys will shave their head. Gangs will have planned days – to defeat the structure – all to define “who they are”. They’ll bring guns and knives to school… oh wait… all of this already happens.

I know this isn’t going to lead to some “great jumpsuit rebellion of 08” by any means. I just think it’s funny that some guy behind the school board desk came up with an idea… “Hey, let’s embarrass them with jail-attire… that’ll stop ‘em”.

I’m not saying I have the answer by any means… I just think this solution needs to be locked up.

Feedback required,
– M@tt