Amendments and Ambivalence

Why do we do the things we do? I spend an inordinate amount of time wondering this…

Why do people get married? Why do they marry the people they do? Why do they choose the colleges/ career paths/ hot dog toppings that they do?

And most confusing of all: Why do people walk into schools and start shooting?

I’m not a political person- never have been, never will be. I vote- ever since I because a citizen in 2003, that’s one right I will NOT take for granted. But I tend to vote party lines, rather than pertinent issues. Why? Because I’m too lazy to actually determine what some of the issues are. Generally speaking, the minutiae simply doesn’t affect me on an immediate level (most often). My husband handles the financial angle, and I worry about things like human rights, health care and education. Needless to say, he’s a Republican and I’m a Democrat.

But getting back to the nitty-gritty, none of these issues DIRECTLY affect my life.

I’m blessed. I have excellent healthcare, my rights are not being violated and I’ve ensured that my kids will get an excellent education, just as my husband and I did. And I know, I’m breathing rarefied air- I don’t need the guilt trip, thankyouverymuch.

So how does a 1%er rationalize things like gun control? Very, very delicately.

For example, I’m a gun owner. These days, that’s akin to admitting that you leave your tampon in longer than you should. When asked, I proudly admit that I have it, but I might whisper it quietly.

Proudly, but quietly.

My husband owns 12 guns, mainly for hunting. He’s one of those studly men who’ll shoot anything if it can’t run fast enough (that includes me). And when asked, he has no problem letting you know in no uncertain terms that he ain’t got no time for your bullshit. He is a staunch supporter of the 2nd amendment and will defend his right to carry until the cows come home. Although I think we all know that the only cow living in this house, is me.

Neither of us are card carrying members of the NRA, he because he doesn’t see the point of paying people to say what he, as an attorney, already knows. I chose not to sign up because I don’t care. I’m already a member of the both the Aunt Jemima Fan club, Weight Watchers, and Costco; my dance card is full (pun intended).

This point of all this? I know why I do the things I do, but it still doesn’t offer me any insight into the mind of the average asshole. But in retrospect, I’m not sure I want the answer. As I tell my gynecologist: I’m not ambivalent, I just don’t care 😂.

Can you explain (or defend) your actions? Do you feel the need to? Does anyone ever ask you to (except for me, right now, in this obscure blog)?

Think about it. But don’t tell me because, seriously- I could NOT care less.