Montco Mommy
One Angry Juror
The Montco Mommy may be proud to serve her civic duty, but she doesn't have to like it.
I like control. I know that. I like to have control over every-and-anything that I can. Most of my fears, stressors and anxiety in life comes from lack of control. I don’t like to fly, for example, because I feel like I should be able to stop, pull over and jump out of a moving vehicle any time I’d like. I’m probably not going to, but I like knowing that if I had to, I could. I think, as I sit here watching a clock creep as slowly as I’ve ever seen it, that is why I am resenting Jury Duty so much right now. I get it, right? It is my civic duty. I should be proud to live in a free and just country. At the moment, I guess I’m just not feeling so All-American. Instead, I’m counting by the hours in the Montgomery County Courthouse. So far, I’…
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Melissa Treacy
8:25 pm on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thanks for your thoughts Lydia. That is an excellent point. I appreciate your sharing your opinions here, too! more ›