The idealists
This had always been a fleeting thought, which is starting to be revisited the more I delve into my psychological studies but.. it just seems so inevitable that idealists and people who believe in people as being good turn into the biggest cynicists.
Today was my first day in attempting to gather data for my research project, which is based around father-involvement and trying to enhance it. You would think this would intrigue people, and even intrigue people enough to care about it to the point there would want to participate in helping increase father involvement. That’s the logical thought, in my head at least. I’m well aware not everyone thinks like me. I’m just so disheartened by the lack of response from the day care centers in the area. Research does show that most day-care centers are mother-oriented, and some fathers even feel like they’re being discouraged to be involved or feel unwelcomed at daycares, which just boggles my mind. It’s really important for any child’s development that both parents are involved in child-rearing— no matter what, one parent can’t make up for the other completely.
So I just don’t understand.
That’s what’s bothering me the most. I don’t understand how society as a whole can say something is important to them, but when it comes down to action they have nothing to show for it. I’m guilty of this as well, when it comes to working out— which I’ve come to terms with, it’s not as important as other things are to me. School, on the other hand, is my number one priority right now, and you better believe my actions reflect that when it comes down to crunch time. I make so many sarcrifices for it, because I know in the long-run it will benefit me and others as well when you think of it in a bigger picture sense.
I just can’t take some people seriously who— for example want to be healthy, and say health is a big priority, but eat garbage and don’t work out. You can’t say that, and actually think it’s really important to you. It’s not. Not important enough to make changes at least or accomodate it into their schedule.
Great results require effort, people.
I swear, as a whole, I believe society just thinks about the short-term. And it makes me so upset, because for whatever reason I want to believe in people. But I just can’t, not today at least. Maybe tomorrow.
