Over It

Hello Everyone:

A very cold and windy Monday from Los Angeles.  The weatherman says rain is in the forecast.  Oh, that's nice.  I'll believe it when I see it.  Right now, I'm sitting in the Business Center, wee cold because the air conditioner is on a timer.  Weather concerns aside, my niece and her man-child husband are in town for an extended visit.  She's due to give birth to her first child soon and wanted to have it in an American, as opposed to an Israeli hospital.  Something about the doctors and nurses lacking anything resembling a bedside manner.  Whatever.  The amazing thing is that her man-child husband was blue to perform his manly duty.  I didn't think he knew what was the other purpose of his man parts.  I think they might have used the flashlight on their phones to procreate.  I'm being mean but it's so much fun.  Honestly, I think my niece made a mistake with this man-child.  I think she allowed the teachers and everyone else at her school and personal life to dictate what she should do with her life. For example, she's been taking graphic design courses through an online school.  Big mistake.  Apparently, she had it drummed into her head that  traditional art school or university-based art program would somehow corrupt her; make her turn away from her observance.  Seriously.  So rather than find some more appropriate school, she's taking online courses that promise a degree in a year.  I've seen samples of her work, mediocre at best.  She really needed someone to push her harder to do better.  Too bad because she had a lot of potential that got squandered.  Then there was getting married at a young age.  Granted there is no right age to get married but 19 is a little young and she did say yes to the first person who proposed to her.  Before you get any romantic notions, she really could've done better than the offspring of "commoners."  His family were probably looking for a rich bride whose parents would support them.  My sister and her husband fit the bill.  Why they approved the match is still a mystery. Now my niece is expecting her first child and I'm finding it hard to be happy for her because I think she let others influence her decisions.  She just wanted to go along with the crowd, kind of like her mother.  Of course, I'm entitled to my opinions and that's all I can do, have my opinions.  My niece has to live with the consequences of her actions.  Right now, she's happy but we'll see what happens in a year or two.  I don't see much emerging out of the man-child.  Again, that's just my opinion, not that it matters to anyone but me.  Anyway, I'm over it and prefer to focus on other things.