Pensive me

While we bitch about gas and the soaring prices, it took almost $45 to fill up my little car. In 2001, when I first got it, it wasn't even $20. Cousin Jen and I wanted to meet over the weekend but decided not to... Because of gas prices. It's really interrupting from people coming together. Ain't stoppin' me from goin' to my mama's house for lil while (about a month).. Jax and I leaving to SC in couple of days..

My head is spinning.. Final exam this morning, things to do, dirty house, packing,.. and still not done wrapping up for the semester.

To Un-spin my head..

So yesterday was Mother's Day and I had to study, I missed Jax so I put my head to business. Like always, from what I learned in school, it give parrels to my everyday life and what's around me. For my woman and global course, I studied on India Gender Violence. And when I saw something on cnn website,there was an article on Good Moms/Bad Moms that the media displayed. You know how that is, it's giving Moms in the real world some kind of pressures... to be good/bad mom.

Alike with India dowry issues, the husband family wanting more prices from the bride family. Over time they are becoming overboard, burning their wives for a scooter (a disturbing case I've learned). I didn't mean to see this way today about Mother's Day, while not having Jax with me so I'd study for final, it felt weird not having him with me today. So I opened and un-horizon my perception about this, Mom's with high expectations to get pampered and spoiled is the same perception about Christmas coming from the kids, they want ipod and shit. Don't worry, Jax gave me something sweet from preschool and Lucas got me yellow roses (to apologize after the tough day I had) and miniature roses from neighbors (to apologize for barging in my house to turn off the fire alarm I didn't mind) all during the same week, heheh

The point is that, we can see the INCREASING expectations over time. In the past, the history showed that we never asked for too much back in the day. We were happy with simple and thoughtful things (without needing money). Or maybe it's just me from my background.