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Scott Weller Presents – Blue Collar Begone Bulletin – The Ski-doo
I had a conversation with a welder a little while back…
Me
How were days off?
Welder
Awesome! I bought 2 new sleds for my kids. They’re so sweet! They’re <ENTER LONG & PAINFUL DESCRIPTION OF HORSE POWER, ENGINE SIZE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I DON’T REALLY CARE ABOUT HERE> Blah Blah Blah!
Before you know it 10 minutes had passed by and I was looking for any way to escape this very typical conversation, when I had a thought come to mind. So I cut in somewhere between him talking about how the paint job accented the color of his eyes and alluding that maybe the size of the engine was compensating in some way for some – thing, and asked:
Me
Can I ask you a question? If you’re out here working for 21 days at a time, away from your wife and kids, why do you spend money on things that guarantee the fact that you’ll be working away from home for the rest of your life?
His SAD response:
Well I buy them for my kids so that they’ll still love me
And he was dead serious!
BLUE COLLAR BEGONE BACKTALK
Does that bother anyone else? Or has this just become the norm? Why?
Is this what the family dynamic is turning into? Materialistic Blackmail? I don’t care if you are blue collar, white collar or no collar living on the streets, we, as human beings need to re-evaluate our priorities if you figure the simplest way to the hearts of your children is to buy a “toy” for them. As it always has been, the simplest and the most rewarding way to the hearts of children, is to spend time with them. Laugh with them! Cry with them! Show them that you care by giving them your time – not your wallet!
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Very thought provoking Scott.
The doodad society is all around us, like the headache in the morning after.
We have used the past twenty years to build a materialistic society filled with people demanding the ever greater and faster instant gratification fix for their emotional empty hole ~ some say a hole that was generated by the media in our society.
see “The Story of Stuff” for some insights on this:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Cheers
David
Scott – couldn’t agree with you more. We’re missing something. You might enjoy this courtesy one of my friends (his newsletter) that I put on my blog: http://kylemcneil.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-paradox-of-our-time/
Look forward to getting to know you more. Heard many good things. I’m impressed by your presence online and the stimulating conversations you generate.
Cheers,
Kyle