Disclaimer: This isn’t about anything or anyone in particular. Its coming from a lifetime of knowing idiots and removing them from my peripheral vision, only to be reminded they will always live on, in the form of idiots you haven’t met yet. This is just a calling out to be humble and real and honest, forever.

We’re all so self-righteous, aren’t we? We all know what’s best for everyone else … but never for ourselves. My fingers typing this on a late afternoon in the middle of summer are no exception. Obviously I am above all of you, if I’m writing this … except when I’m lying face-down in a gutter in the rain, crying, without any shoes on, and don’t remember how I got there. Because how could I be above anyone else when I’m that fucking low? Yet, here we all are: still judging everyone (but ourselves) for their mistakes, their regrets, their misgivings. Kicking each other when we’re already down. I’ve got news for everyone, myself included (because I really do remind myself of this every single day, no lie), judging people ain’t cool. Now, there are exceptions, because the world isn’t black and white and neither is any issue, no matter how badly we might wish it so. There are grey areas to everything, I promise (just look at my eyes). I mean, if you rape someone, you’re a fucking asshole, scum-of-the-earth, piece-of-shit mother-fucker and I hate you forever and dream of cutting your penis off to sacrifice to the female goddesses who reside under the ground and in my heart. There’s just no getting around that. So yes, there are certain situations that warrant judgment and possibly ostracism. That being said, can we just  stop judging each other already? What a wonderful world it’d be if we could find the fucking good in each other and maybe even (GASP!) let each other know those good thoughts when we think them. At some point we’ve all got to stop checking behind our backs to make sure no one’s crouching there with a knife, right?

While I’m on the subject, can there also be put into effect a sort of statute of limitations on grudge-holding? Don’t get me wrong: if someone killed your dog on purpose and with malicious intent, go on ahead and hate that sick fucker forever. But, if someone slipped up a few times, stepped on your toes, said something mean to you once, hurt your feelings twice, or shit their pants on accident in front of you, GIVE THEM A BREAK AFTER AWHILE, EH?

Everyone’s got a problem with everyone else. I understand if you genuinely don’t get along with someone, fine. Just pretend they don’t exist, don’t talk to them, don’t WORRY about their life. Get over it! You don’t like them, so why do you care? I’m not asking for rainbows and smiley faces and fucking unicorns galloping in the wind while everyone gets along and sucks each other’s dicks all day. I don’t want everyone to get along, because it wouldn’t be natural and it wouldn’t be REAL. Not to mention, it will never happen. Some people just don’t click. And that’s okay. A little controversy, a little honesty, and a few wild night children can get the party started and keep things interesting, as long as there’s no bullshit drama trailing behind them.  There’s a difference between bullshit drama and honest, straight-forward REAL TALK.

Oh yeah, if you didn’t read the rest of this, at least READ THIS:

If you hear a rumor saying Person A did this to Person B and they should be publicly executed as a result, please fucking do your research, find out if its true, maybe, oh I don’t know, ASK THE SOURCE?  Before you a) judge them for it and b) go around telling other people about it.

I feel like I’m in high school all over again writing something like this. Because this is the type of thing I wrote WHILE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. Scratch that, middle school. At least in high school mother-fuckers had the balls and ovaries to say shit to each other’s faces.

People aren’t good. People aren’t bad. Everyone has a reason for doing what they do. If you don’t understand it, here’s an idea … why don’t you ask them to explain? If you still don’t get it (or they tell you to fuck off because its none of your business), that’s okay, maybe it isn’t meant for you to understand. Just try to be mature, honest, humble, and REAL.