"Sarah, your socks don't match!" my teacher comments.
"Yeah, I know, I just grabbed some out of the drawer this morning. It was dark," I reply.
The Things I Really Could Care Less About List
1. Matching Clothes; Especially Socks - Believe it or not, adults members of this world, teenagers really could care less whether their socks match or not. I know shocking (or maybe I should say "socking...") right? Here's the thing. Socks, especially during the cold months of the year, are not visible. They go under pants and under shoes. You can't see them, so why is it a big deal if they don't match? Maybe it's our little way of showing our uniqueness - see who can have the most vibrant and colorful socks.
2. Organization - Parents often think that every aspect of a teenagers life needs to be organized, and frankly, we as teenagers could care less. Sometimes my room becomes an absolute pig sty and one of two things happens: One, I don't do anything about it because I don't have the time and I know exactly where in the mess the thing I'm looking for is. Or two, I clean it up because it's gotten too much for even me to handle. But that point doesn't come very often and I survive just fine until then. The same goes for lockers, cars, backpacks, etc. etc. Oh and don't even get me started on the organization needed for college applications.
3. Laundry - Especially putting laundry away. Oftentimes, clean laundry will sit on my floor next to my dresser for a good couple weeks before I end up putting it away or hanging it up. I mean, it serves the same function sitting on the floor as it does hanging up. I can still find it and wear it when I want to, in fact it can be easier to find because it's right there!
4. Having Their Parents Around - If parents didn't think that their kids didn't want them around, and therefore didn't act purposefully embarrassing I don't think many kids would object to having their parents around... sometimes. I mean obviously if my parents were around constantly when I was hanging out with friends I would mind, but I don't mind having them around occasionally because as odd as they can be sometimes, they are my parents and they can be pretty awesome too.
5. Baseball - One of my friends suggested this to me as a half joke. He said ask any teenager except for a select few and most of them will say they really could care less about baseball. I have to agree. I really don't care. Fewer and fewer teenagers are becoming interested in baseball and more and more are focusing on soccer instead. It makes sense. Soccer is much more fast paced (relatively). Neither has scoring as rapidly as it basketball or volleyball, but at least you are watching the players at least attempt to score in soccer. In baseball you watch them swing practice swings, or throw one pitch ( then wait 5 minutes), throw another pitch (then wait another 5), throw a third pitch (and oh look, they didn't even hit that one!) and then go on a commercial break for 6 minutes until they do it again!.
So parents, you may think we enjoy talking about college and folding laundry while sitting with you in front of a tv watching baseball while wearing colorful unmatching socks...
.... but, (*gasp*) we really could care less. :)
Peace to all and stay safe in the snow!
"Yeah, I know, I just grabbed some out of the drawer this morning. It was dark," I reply.
The Things I Really Could Care Less About List
1. Matching Clothes; Especially Socks - Believe it or not, adults members of this world, teenagers really could care less whether their socks match or not. I know shocking (or maybe I should say "socking...") right? Here's the thing. Socks, especially during the cold months of the year, are not visible. They go under pants and under shoes. You can't see them, so why is it a big deal if they don't match? Maybe it's our little way of showing our uniqueness - see who can have the most vibrant and colorful socks.
2. Organization - Parents often think that every aspect of a teenagers life needs to be organized, and frankly, we as teenagers could care less. Sometimes my room becomes an absolute pig sty and one of two things happens: One, I don't do anything about it because I don't have the time and I know exactly where in the mess the thing I'm looking for is. Or two, I clean it up because it's gotten too much for even me to handle. But that point doesn't come very often and I survive just fine until then. The same goes for lockers, cars, backpacks, etc. etc. Oh and don't even get me started on the organization needed for college applications.
3. Laundry - Especially putting laundry away. Oftentimes, clean laundry will sit on my floor next to my dresser for a good couple weeks before I end up putting it away or hanging it up. I mean, it serves the same function sitting on the floor as it does hanging up. I can still find it and wear it when I want to, in fact it can be easier to find because it's right there!
4. Having Their Parents Around - If parents didn't think that their kids didn't want them around, and therefore didn't act purposefully embarrassing I don't think many kids would object to having their parents around... sometimes. I mean obviously if my parents were around constantly when I was hanging out with friends I would mind, but I don't mind having them around occasionally because as odd as they can be sometimes, they are my parents and they can be pretty awesome too.
5. Baseball - One of my friends suggested this to me as a half joke. He said ask any teenager except for a select few and most of them will say they really could care less about baseball. I have to agree. I really don't care. Fewer and fewer teenagers are becoming interested in baseball and more and more are focusing on soccer instead. It makes sense. Soccer is much more fast paced (relatively). Neither has scoring as rapidly as it basketball or volleyball, but at least you are watching the players at least attempt to score in soccer. In baseball you watch them swing practice swings, or throw one pitch ( then wait 5 minutes), throw another pitch (then wait another 5), throw a third pitch (and oh look, they didn't even hit that one!) and then go on a commercial break for 6 minutes until they do it again!.
So parents, you may think we enjoy talking about college and folding laundry while sitting with you in front of a tv watching baseball while wearing colorful unmatching socks...
.... but, (*gasp*) we really could care less. :)
Peace to all and stay safe in the snow!
Sarah, I love all of your lists of everything. They make so much sense. I love my colorful socks and colorful clothes, and I don't care if they don't match (Herr W...) because they're mine.
ReplyDeleteReally really great post (again). You're really hitting the nail on the head here, and I really hope that some adults out there are getting converted to the way of the teenager. :)
Yayyy! You put Baseball on the list! See I told you :). Awesome Post/posts Sarah.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny that the phrase "I could care less" literally means "I don't care at all"? Isn't it? I think it is. It's just funny because the whole point of this list is that you don't give a crap about these things but.... yeah. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteThe list is great, by the way. People who match their socks clearly don't have a sense of what is important in life. Matching socks being not so important, of course.
But I love baseball... :(
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, loving the blog!
HEY baseball is fun sometimes! But otherwise, I agree. Especially about the matching socks. It's usually a big deal when my socks actually match, but that doesn't happen very often... only at cross country meets because I'm very superstitious about my clothing, then. :P
ReplyDeleteLovely post! I enjoy these lists very, very much. <3
el-P, I'm pretty sure that the phrase "I could care less" began as "I couldn't care less," and little by little people just got lazy and dropped the "n't." You'll hear it both ways, but the "could care" is more common. I find it funny, too that it means the opposite of what it literally says.
ReplyDeleteI kind of love mismatched socks. If I weren't a responsible adult, I'd rock them on a regular basis. As it is, I have to be content to occasionally dress my daughter in creatively mismatched socks, or cheer her on as she picks polka-dot tights with a plaid skirt with a striped top.
Great blog so far!
I adore this post! I can completely relate
ReplyDeleteIt seems like my laundry is never ending, it's a weird cycle. When I'm choosing what clothes to wear, I see the clean piles in front of my dresser, so it's convenient to grab from there, but then the clothes in the dresser never get used. Besides, why put it in the dresser when you're just going to be using it soon. It's just easier to keep it on the floor in plain view. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you whole heartedly on the Room and Laundry. Parents look in and see a chaotic mess. We look in and see an organized mess. If we know where everything is (and we do) can't we logically be considered organized?
ReplyDeleteBaseball is so boring I do not understand why people play it.
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