Responsible

It's weird. I'm in my late 20's and I feel like I'm more responsible than a majority of people in my life (friends, family, colleagues). No debt. No unplanned children. No arrests. No substance abuse problems or sex addiction. Steady income. Health insurance. A quarter of my take home pay ALWAYS set aside for retirement each month. If I said I wasn't trying to brag, I'd be lying because why blog if you're not trying to show off a little? Sure I'll occasionally get trashed and send inappropriate texts hot 22 year old women every now then but when it's all said and done, I've done my parents proud by flying under the radar. Boring, I know. But totally worth it.

You see, accidents and unexpected things come up. Life happens. I dig that. At the same time, I think people do stupid shit and have to deal with the consequences of not being responsible. Again, I've said before that I'm not the best person to look at as far as morals are concerned. All I'm trying to say is that I'm tired of seeing people get into shit that they can't dig themselves out of. I mean, what the fuck are you thinking?!

If I'm ever lucky enough to get married and have kids, I'm going to openly talk about safe sex and birth control. I'm going to be bold enough to say to my daughter, weed is ok, coke is NOT ok. Or: taking a cab is expensive, but not as expensive as a DUI. Our biggest problem in this country is avoiding real societal issues and concerns instead of addressing them. Avoiding awkward situations is cowardly and leads to disaster.

I have a close friend who I vent to about stuff like this. Perhaps it's just her frustrated about me pissin' and moanin' all the time, but she always tells me, "Man, you're just lucky you're not caught up in stuff like that." I lovingly reply:

Naw, bitch. I'm just smart.
(Knock on Wood)