Jacqueline LeGameboy's Rant Corner

               We're all used to it by now in the US. You walk into a Wal-Mart or a mall, and one of the first things you see is some guy in a security vest lined with 50 pockets containing walkie talkies and tasers, maybe even a gun if it's Texas, looking all self-important. Maybe they even extend out into the urban streets, their eyes peeled for people with clothes even the slightest bit wrinkled.                Because we're so used to it, we don't even bat an eye at it. But if you're from, say, Canada, and you come to visit for a convention, you're completely thrown off by security guards patrolling the streets. It might as well be Nazi Germany.                 Funny thing, that's because it's  completely unnecessary.  And let me spell out why.                So, what's the main thing one th...

            The idea that you are stuck with your family pisses me off. It’s been baked into society for what seems like eons, but it never seems to allow for exceptions, at least nowadays. No child should be forced to care for their ailing parents when they can barely take care of themselves. No one should be forced to listen to their grandfather spout off nonsense conspiracy theories just because he’s “family”. And, most importantly for this essay, no child whose family does not love them should be forced to stay with them. This is something I expect to trip people up. If the child is allowed to stay with/in contact with the family, then that means they love them, right? This isn’t a “dad went to go get milk and cigarettes” situation. What’s the issue? Here’s the thing- Some parents don’t love their children. But they do love the idea of them. Let me explain. Most parents- The ones who actively wanted a kid in the first place- Have the idea o...