Bloghop: Question of the Month.

The very entertaining and talented Mike from A Life Examined has graciously decided to host a party.

Well, it might not be a party exactly, but it’s at least considered a gathering!

He has initiated a bloghop called Question of the Month and I’m honored to a part of it.

It was open to the world, but Jax can pretend that it’s an exclusive “gathering”, right? RIGHT?!

Which one social convention would you get rid of?

Ladies and gentlemen, I feel the need to answer this question in the form of a list.

I'll start off with the less obnoxious social conventions and end with the grand finale.

I mean, how else did you expect me to answer this simple question?  Totally Jax style!

1.  Men shouldn't show emotions.

I'm not saying that men should be all balls of mush, but they can say how they feel.

It's refreshing for a man to open up, but it's awful when they cry and moan over everything.

2.  The three day rule.

The whole concept of waiting three days to contact someone you like after a date is ridiculous.

If we liked each other, why must we torture ourselves by not communicating for THREE days?!

3.  A full work day being 8am-5pm.

Why can't it be flexible as long as we work our full 8 hours?!

I would be all for working 6:00am-3:00pm.  I mean, I'd have the whole day left.  Heyy!

4.  Leaving a tip.

The customer dreads figuring out the tip and the receiver dreads getting an inappropriate one.

Establishments should pay their employees a little more, raise the price, and take away the stress.

5.  Leaving someone a voicemail.

I personally never leave a voicemail and I never listen to ones left for me.  I simply return their call.

I mean, my voice mail box is currently full so you can't leave me a message anyways!

6.  Women should do the cooking.

It's completely ridiculous that women are typically expected to do all of the cooking.  It isn't hard!

Luckily, my man doesn't follow the male/female roles.  Unfortunately, he's an awful cook.

7.  Men should make more money than their woman.

I honestly think this old school way of thinking is backwards.  It's not emasculating, it's impressive.

Just as how I'd be proud of my husband for making a higher salary, he should be proud of me.

8.  Mothers should never have a night out.

Just because I have a child does not mean that I should stop living life.

The nights out should not be excessive or become a financial burden on your family.

9.  Finishing your plate when you don't like something.
There's nothing worse than having to force food you don't like down your throat.
I mean, if someone didn't like something I made, I would totally not take offense to it!

10.  Go to college right after high school.

Very few teenagers know what they want to do right after high school and it's REAL expensive.

Society forces us to dump hundreds of thousands of dollars on college that takes a lifetime to see a return on.

What social convention do you want to get rid of?