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I think probably a lot of people go through this at some point in their lives, but the parents with the screaming kids between 0 and 6 are just a pain!  I went to the new Academy of Science this past Saturday with boy to see all the awesome exhibits.  [Clarification: so I could see all the awesome exhibits.  Apparently, he would rather have gone to the Redbull soapbox race the weekend before. I need to do more research on this species called 'men.']

As soon as we got there, I started noticing the kids crawling all over the place. It’s really hard for me to say, when I want to have kids some day, but I wish they were quarantined from public spaces such as certain restaurants, museums and public spaces until they learn how to behave.  OR have museums do more regular family days.  The Academy was full of kids this weekend.  And although I agree with Ty that hte museum is really a kids type place, there should be special days to separate the single/non-childrened people from the families.  I could not move around at all.  I kept bumping into them all over the place.  At one point, Ty bumped into a girl about 6 or 7, and she actually mugged him.  I’m like where di you learn to give such a dirty look?  You’re 6!

My plan is that kids should do extracurricular activities at all ages on Saturday.  Soccer.  Piano.  Dance.  Extra math and science classes.  Whatever.  Then, Sunday is officially fun day, where the whole family does something together.

• This gives the adults time on Saturdays, when the kids are sent off, to do errands and adult things (I don’t mean sex, although that’s an option). Once you have kids, they tend to dominate all your time.  It’s great that some adults are so involved in their child(ren)’s lives.  I just don’t think they should lose themselves in the process.  This Saturday/Sunday system gives adults time to do them.  Further their education or hang out or hobbies.  Whatever they did pre-child-birthing.
• Also the public areas, such as said museums, parks and places for single/non-child-attached people can go, aren’t inundated with screaming kids.
• Kids are put into these extracurricular programs on Saturdays that allow them to be over-achieving, socially adept and well-rounded people.

Sunday, when un-child-attached people are running errands, we’ll forfeit these public spaces to the families.  Instead of the Saturday “adult time/kids need to be university-approved,” families have Sunday to bond and just have fun.

Of course, not everyone has a nuclear family, and situations aren’t always so near and predictable.  But if we all strive for this, it can workout.  I.e. if a couple if divorces, they can alternate Saturdays and Sundays.  One gets the child(ren) during the Saturday activity/homework day and one the funday Sunday.  Then, they switch.

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Okay, there’s no doubt that as I get older, my views and perspectives will change.  THis is simply where I stand today and right now.

All in all I had a great day.  After the museum (also see my Flickr set), we went home and ate grub while watching Saw.  Then, to the movies for Saw V.  Other than the gore, it’s not very scary (even for a scaredy cat like me, who screamed loud enough for the entire theater to hear).  More so, the movies are philosophical… to a certain extent.  They’re also badly made, slightly boring and 99% anticipation with 1% action, but aren’t most scary movies?

[Note: if you haven't seen the Saw series, you'll probably not understand what I'm talking about.  Please find some time to watch the first one or read about it... I think the movie's concept is very thought provoking.] I keep wondering, “How much do you value your life?”  Would you cut off your own foot?  Or murder someone else?  What gives someone the rigt to force this type of decision on us?  It’s easy for us to pontificate sitting in the comfort of a movie theater or at home, but would we act so different in that situation?  Would we panick?  Would we be more logical?  It seems the besty way is to trust each other.  But when the other person can use that knowledge against us, would we really still disclose all?

I’m a blogger and am very comfortable talking about my life, thoughts and problems, even if it displays a less than perfect version of myself.  (It’s a new perspective and resume.  You don’t have to be perfect.  But you do have to be honest, do good work and really have passion about what you’re doing.)  What about everyone else?  hmm…

Last note: I love that I had a whole day with boy.  Living about 50 miles apart and both of us having busy schedules, it’s rare that we have more than 5hours together, much less the 14 we ended up spending.  I love that he basically spent all his free time this weekend with me.  *lurvvveee*

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Okay last last note: Thanks to everyone who’s financially supported my novel writing attempt, whether it’s online, with cash or writing checks.  I still need to figure out how to add the offline amounts online.  If you want to support me, but haven’t, you can still do so here: www.firstgiving.com/janyxu.  Thanks!

You can see even more pictures from the excursion here.  I wish the photos were of better quality, but I forgot to take my camera.  I’m really glad the iPhone took some semi-pretty awesome shots for a camera phone.  And yes, I’m so going back on a third Wednesday (it’s free then), with my Canon (or better yet, one of my Dad’s many Nikons) and going at it.