parakeet nation

the girl over there at the desk has just said christmas doesn't mean as much to her as it did before.

the other girl thinks (maybe not at this moment but with some frequency)ok, in church they say to be a witness for christ... and, subconsciously, hmmmm.... let's try to work that in somehow for the pagan over there.
she begins to speak about her son.
i'm looking for a montessori school; i think it would be best for my son's personality. because if we're going to bring about christ's kingdom i think he needs opportunities to learn while he can still be himself
pagan girl rolls her eyes. i KNOW she slipped that in intentionally because I'VE BEEN THERE! trying to work an anything to "witness" to some person who (i have judged to be) falling away. maybe somebody who'd never been in that opposite position wouldn't have rolled his eyes, but i know EXACTLY what she's doing because i've done it myself.