I want to blog about stupid rules and how stupid rules have affected my life. First I write this assuming that everybody realizes the existence of stupid rules and how they negatively affect their own lives. My biggest problem with stupid rules is that I feel like they are only in existence for one of two reasons...one being the existence of stupid people and two being so that when the stupid rules are broken, the government or whoever implementing the rule can collect a fine.
Stupid rules and how they have negatively affected my life.
1) In my wonderful private grade school and high school, gum chewing was not allowed. This is a stupid rule..it exists for only 2 reasons 1- because a stupid person couldn't find the garbage and instead threw the gum on the ground or stuck it under the desk and 2- so that teachers could collect $5 every time they caught a student chewing gum or offer them, in exchange to paying the fine, a detention where they would get free labor from kids.
2) Students, at all times, had to wear socks..stupid. It exist because a stupid kid didn't wear socks when it was -25 degrees and while waiting for the bus after school got a case of the frost bite and lost 2 toes.
3) Kids, in the state of Iowa, can legally drop out of school when they turn 16! No, when you turn 16 you can drive your parents car to school and back...you can't drop out! This is a stupid rule..and adds to our stupid population. We have enough wack-os with college degrees we certainly can't take care of drop out kids.
4) Having to stop at a red light/stop sign even when nobody is coming. This is a stupid rule...no accident has ever occurred because someone ran a red light when no one was coming. Does this mean we can go, no matter what, when the light is green? See, education is power..not street lights...Humans, well at least those who didn't drop out of school at age 16, should be smart enough to stop when a car/person/thing is in the way and go when no one is coming.
I cannot even calculate just how many hours I spent in detention or JUG (Justice Under God) for breaking these stupid rules. Under no circumstance was my education or safety compromised while breaking these rules.
I just think there are better options to fixing the problems that instigated making the rule in the first place...education is power. Instead of disciplining people who break these rules safely...educate those who broke the rule and either harmed themselves or someone else. Example...educate the kid who lost his 2 toes because of frost bite..don't make it a rule that every student has to wear socks all the time.
I am interested in hearing the rules that you all think are stupid....
I totally agree with the if no one is there, why stop rule. My husband gets so mad at me. He is a rule follower, which makes me question how you and he are the same life path. Anyway, thanks for blogging and now that I have read the first line again, about how you will blog whenever you want to blog, I won't ask you to blog again. BTW, I see that you can tie your shoes, Cole still cannot and it was actually written on his report card, can we get a tutoring session on that? Thanks. It can be after your preceptorship. Love ya, Em
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