why are the adults more childish than the children, anyway?

I like to joke about how teaching elementary school has made it so I have to "have my hand held in the adult world" most days. But sometimes I wonder if the adult world is actually more mature than that of a child's. Allow me to explain.

Bowling tonight (a stellar 288...please, stop laughing...unless you can tell me what in the *#$k I'm doing wrong...ugh) started off with the captain of the opposing team complaining about me holding a coffee cup near the scorer's table. Okay, I was sitting down, scoring the game. But a COVERED cup of DD is certainly not a danger to have in your hand--if you're a responsible adult. However, said team captain didn't see it that way.

Now, in order to get the full effect, one must understand that this team captain is the fine and upstanding individual who decided, last year, it would be appropriate to mysteriously begin making fun of me for no apparent reason. This individual has gone out of his way to treat me as if I were part of the outcast crowd in high school...for reasons unknown to this blogger. He's cracked cruel and unnecessary jokes about me, made snide and rude comments regarding my fiancee, and generally had the temerity of a middle school girl when it comes to this long strange trip.

And tonight he decided to get upset over a cup of coffee that virtually empty. Gee, a lot of good it did him--he lost to me (all while a member of his team had a cup of coffee at the scorer's table...a nice example for us all). However, that's not the point. In fact, it's far from it.

My question is this...did it boost his ego to get me a "talking to"? Did it make him feel good that he went out of his way to make his point? I sure hope so...seeing as how his teammate sat right in front of me and did the very same thing. It's a double standard and it's wrong. In fact, this whole sorry incident was a petty move by a small minded individual who seems to be hellbent on causing me trouble...unless, of course my fiancee is around. Apparently, he couldn't be in the same seating area with her...seeing as how she holds a second degree black belt. I find that to be very interesting.

Nevertheless, my bride and I had a helluva laugh about it on the way home. We're of the opinion that if small minded people absolutely need to exert a process of thought such as that, we'll allow it, let go and move on. We don't have egos that need to be boosted in that manner...we're confident in ourselves.

...well, maybe I need some confidence in my bowling right now...help? Ugh...what a slump!