OMG - Stop.....Just Stop!!!

Well...before the Christmas season begins, I have a short, but hopefully funny rant to get off my chest. It's really several small rants that I hope you'll enjoy. I did, and Katy did. I can say that I enjoy reliving them now, but at the time the situations were so annoying.

The first 2 have to deal with my work phone. This is the first time that I've had a cell phone specifically for work. So, I've gotten pretty used to it, since I've had it for a little over 1 year now. The others are just random.
So:

• About 1 month ago. I got a text from a random number. This has happened several times, and I'm sure that it's because someone used to have my number. The message was, "Where are u?" 1st: If you're going to use 'u' why not also shorten 'are' to 'r'? I replied with, "Whose number is this?" I received no response. About 1 week later I received a message from the same number, but this time it was a group message regarding a relative of the group. I can only assume that it was a hospital situation, because they were trying to arrange care for their mom. I did not respond, hoping that they would notice that it was a wrong number or something. However, after 7 messages, I had to respond. I had to let them know that they may need to be communicating with someone else about arranging care. This was an ok random text message experience.
• 2 weeks ago, I received a picture via group text message celebrating the arrival of their child, Huddie. Again, I did not respond with the hope that they would realized that they've texted the wrong number. However, the celebratory texts just kept coming. I politely replied celebrating Huddie's arrival, but also alerting them that I didn't know anyone on the group text message.  Several people responded that "you know...Gerry, his brother, and boss lady." No, I didn't. "You know me? Megan?" No, I didn't. And the best..."Whatever Ginger"...Whaat? Again, I responded with, "No, I don't know any of you. This is my work phone. Please take me off of this group message." There were several subsequent message congratulating the new family, and some colorful language about the Carolina Panthers and the Cowboys. I asked them again to take me off the message. This is where it got very colorful, random, and drunk. I quickly googled how to block phone numbers, which I never had cause to use. Then they were blocked and the messages stopped.
• This one has to do with Facebook. I know we all use it, even though some of us would never admit it. I received some random Facebook messages. I just deleted the first 3, but they just kept coming over the next 2 weeks...Yes...2 weeks! The only common thread was all of the participants were 'Adam King'.  You read that correctly. Some Adam King thought that it would be awesome to message as many Adam King's as he could find on Facebook. This was so annoying. The messages were something like: 'This totally sounds like something I would do.' 'Hey what are you guys up to tonight.' ' I'm 14.' 'Jewish Adam King reporting in.' I mean c'mon..just stop it. My phone would buzz at all hours of the night with random Adam Kings sending Facebook messages. It was almost enough to make me take a Facebook hiatus for a while, but who am I kidding?
• We went to a football game recently, and took Amelia. She loved it. She has recently begun to yell at the players imploring them 'Run, Run, Ruuuuuuuunnnnn!' We had gotten up to walk around a little bit, get some concessions, and see the sights. We returned to our seats. I was holding Amelia, and waiting for Katy to sit down, so that I could hand Amelia to her. I had been standing with Amelia for all of about 2 minutes. I know to the drunk people behind me, that it must've seemed like forever. App State was in firm control of the game. They were about to receive a punt, and an older lady behind me screamed, "Down in front, please!" At least, she said please - right? I turned around, still holding Amelia, and said, "I'll sit down in one second. I'm just trying to let my wife get settled first." As I turned around, Katy had settled herself into the seat, and I gave Amelia to her and got in my seat. I couldn't believe that I got 'down in fronted' at an App State football game while clearly holding my child.

I've learned several things over that last month thanks to these ridiculous situations.

1. Stressed people do weird things.
2. Drunk people do weird things.
3. If you haven't texted someone in over 1 year, and don't know their new phone number, you probably shouldn't text them a picture of your newborn. Also, you may not be friends.
4. Some people will use any excuse to curse.
5. Even if someone responds to a group text that they don't know you, someone may try to convince you that you do know them.
6. There are some weird Adam Kings out there, and I'm probably one of them.
7. People take their App State football very seriously, and will 'down in front' you at a moment's notice.

That's all. Rant over. I'm ready for the Christmas season!