on small change and cheeks

my mother and i are ignoring each other at the moment, on account of me forgetting to bring small change to donate to church today.

well, not exactly. she got annoyed with me about forgetting the money. right there and then, just before going to mass, she said "putragis ka talaga!" which put me in an off mood. dammit, it's just money, for God's sake. and we can always donate next week. hell, anytime. i think she was more annoyed with me because i said sorry and my tone said something else entirely.

pardon me for being irritated, but getting angry and upset over a few coins is NOT a motherly/adult/mature thing to do. i'm tired of people demanding my respect but refusing to give me respect in turn. if she weren't my mother, i'd say she had to EARN my respect.

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in other news, i would like to blog about a certain philosophy that's been bouncing around in my head for a while.

remember the Bible saying "turn the other cheek"? well, i solemnly believe that this must be followed. which means that, on the third offense, you are obligated to kick the offender's ass to kingdom come. why?

think about it. not counting your butt, just how many cheeks do you have?

so turn the other cheek, brother, but remember, you can't force your head to do a 360, and it was never stated in the Bible that you had to turn the other other cheek. >;)