(Facepalm) Stuff and Things 2/1

+I gave my class a writing prompt and it was "If I could change one thing about myself, it would be..." and I could think of a hundred things off the top of my head that I would change about me and I could give them gentle ideas about what they could change about them ("I would remember my homework", "I would study my spelling words", "I would be a better friend", etc). However, each and every one of them said, "I wouldn't change anything because I'm perfect the way I am". THESE ARE THE CHILDREN WE ARE RAISING. They see no room for improvement and they are being taught that they are perfect. Yes, you are the best you, but NO ONE is perfect. No WONDER they are so hard to get through to. NO WONDER. (sorry, this makes me shout)

Oddly, a lot of them wanted to dye their hair though?

+Scott sold our old pop-up camper on Craigslist last week. He'd had it listed for two weeks for $300. This camper had rodent damage and wind damage and, even though he cleaned it out pretty thoroughly, he was adamant that no one buy it to live in. The frame and trailer were still like-new so the idea is that you can strip out the "camper" part and use it to haul ATVs, dirtbikes, side-by-sides, etc. A lot of people use them for that. He wasn't going to take the time to strip it down (and be able to charge more), so he just sold it as-is with "not suitable for camping or living" in the ad, but then left the description of what you could use it for instead. He included almost a dozen pictures.

He got a lot of emails from people who wanted to live in it.

He kept saying no. A lot of people wanted it for free. He kept saying no. Finally, some missionaries (a couple), just back from Africa, wanted him to give it to them for a tax write-off. He said no. They said they'd pay for it and they wanted to use it for camping/living when they go to their next destination. He was not happy with this but reallllllly just wanted to get rid of it and, therefore, be able to remove the listing and stop the weird emails.
He sold it to them for $150 because they claimed they didn't have $200, which he lowered the price to just because we wanted to get rid of it.
When they showed up to look at it, they were using different names than the ones they'd given him online, it was getting dark out, and they were being odd about signing the bill of sale. He came in to get the title and also put the pistol in his pocket. He said if I heard a shot, stay in the house. This was mightily unsettling, so I loaded up the 20 gauge and set it by the door. The dogs thought we were going snake hunting because that's what I use that gun for, under normal circumstances.
However, no shots were fired and Scott came back in the house saying, "Well, they're going to live in it", and I just shook my head. Whatever. It's not like we overcharged them.

+I had to deactivate my Facebook account (a.g.a.i.n.). What set me off this time was the fact that people will not stop posting sad animal stories. I can't deal with lost pets, abandoned animals, etc. I spend 5 days a week without my dogs right now and that was the last straw on Sunday (when I saw a sad dog video). I've tried to unfollow these people but MORE people keep posting MORE sad animal stories and I can't deal with that. Plus, I realized I had a lot of spare time on my hands without the temptation of needless scrolling. Imagine that.

And finally...

Me: How are the dogs?

Scott: Good. I'm feeding them milk out of little bowls. 

Me: Don't do that. 

Scott: They love it. It's lactose-free. 

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