Yes, two young girls got the bus started. They boarded the bus as everyone else. Then abruptly, while giggling, they ran off the bus to dodge themselves into oncoming traffic to board the same bus route going in the opposite direction.
The reaction: A complete sigh of disapproval. I heard, " They running their mouth so much they don't even pay attention, this generation I just don't know about them." And from here it went on with they need to do this and they need to do that. They just haven't been taught and what they need to be taught is xyz.
I don't think this is fair. I mean, really the behavior of the two girls was age appropriate. They were no more than 15/16 years of age.
I clearly remember this age, silliness just pervades. You are newly gaining your independence, learning the ropes to life, and sometimes the details are just missed, and all you can do is laugh out loud. Like these young girls did as they realized that they were about board the right bus heading in the wrong direction.
On top of this we all make mistakes. This entitled man voicing his opinion on the young girls behavior had obviously never been a teenage girl, because if he had he would have just laughed and saw it as normal.
How do you feel?
Next Stop Loch Raven & Glen Keith Blvd ( If you're wondering all of this really did happen at the same stop)
I don't know. I think 15 years of age is more than old enough to know not to cross the street with oncoming traffic on your heels. Im not judging too harshly because I have done that myself on more than one occasion. And I also got the same looks, horn blasts, and admonitions that I had to just accept because I was wrong, just as they were. Am LOVING your blog by the way! It's making me miss home with a fierceness! :)
ReplyDeleteHey girl I'm glad you're loving it, sorry it's making you even more home sick, you'll be back soon. Hit the follow me button so that you can follow the blog. And I agree with you they were definitely old enough to cross the street, but do you think their behavior was appropriate for their age, ie. the silliness, the giggling, the not paying attention.
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