One Thing I've Noticed

Alright, what I've come to notice over the duration of the last few weeks is that I always overhear women talking/complaining/worrying/discussing/whining/gossiping about their relationship troubles! Does this happen all the time!? I've heard it in the library, on the bus, and even in my physics lab! It always happens right beside me too. It's not my fault that I'm listening in (even though I love to eavesdrop sometimes). It's just right there beside me, I can't help it. Plus it's usually quite interesting. Here are some quotes from a few of the people that were venting their troubles.

Girl in the library talking to one of her girl friends: "It's just weird. When I want him, I draw him in. Then the next day, when I don't, it's like I just, like, push him away! Hahaha, complicated eh?"

Girl beside me in my lab consulting another girl beside me in my physics lab: "I just love the cuddling... I know it may be wrong but it's happening. Should I just ignore it? Or should we talk about the whole thing?"

Girl on her phone in the bus, sounding very concerned: "If he can find that out about my friend, who knows what he can do! ...If I stabbed him, that's self-defense right?"

Ya, no joke. For this last one, my jaw dropped when I heard this. The conversation quickly descended after that though. I was in shock. It got me thinking. Do I want to be in a relationship right now? Or are these just special cases? UNREAL!

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Anyways, yesterday when I was on the bus going home, I saw the same girl from before, but my attention was not on her this time. It was on this little boy who was with his mother, older brother, and baby sister. He went to the back of the bus with his bro and they were being very violent towards one another (well, it was mostly the younger brother!). He would often flail his arms at his older brother. I tried not to laugh. But then he started to spit on the bus! I could not believe this kid's manners! All of this was happening when the mother was sitting in the front with her baby. The next stop came and the little boy (maybe around 5 or 6 yrs old) actually pressed the yellow strips to get off! The mom freaked, the boy ran outside and eventually went to the front doors of the bus. It was craziness. The mom brought him back, scolding him harshly. The boy was not happy. In the midst of all this, the baby sister was casually and comfortably sitting there in her stroller. She gave me a look, like the "this is nothing new" look. She just kept eyein' her brother up and down and then she would glance at me. Wow, what a calm and collected baby. All in all, what a bus ride!