Mckay and his horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day....

So, I went to pick Mckay up at kindergarten today, and I found him in tears sitting, yet again, on the "time out" chair. I have found him this way every day this week, and usually without report as to why. When I asked him and his teacher why he was here again, she simply reported that he has had a horrible day and that he was "defiant" all day long. She proceeded to say that when she asked him why he was feeling this way, he simply said "because of you!"




I started thinking about Mckay's comment and I wondered how many people, including myself, wish we could have someone in our lives that we could blame our horrible, terrible, no good, very bad day on? I certainly could think of a few worm-slingin' bullies in elementary school that I would be more than willing to get even with.
I know this is a little off the subject but I think Reese Witherspoon said it best when she said, " The thing that drives me crazy today is everybody wins the award. Everyone wins as MVP. No! I distinctly recall the two weeks of crying because I didn't make the volleyball team. It made me interesting." So I start to ponder all the people in my life that has been "interesting" to me and I wonder what has happened in their lives that has made them who they are today. I wonder if anyone has been burned at the stake, shot at with arrows, lost all they had, got murdered in jail, or hung on a cross just for believing in someone more powerful than all the kings and magistrates throughout history. I think a little defiance worked in our behalf on quite a number of occasions. I wonder how many times that these choice people just wanted to give up and let someone else take the blame.
I think that the "interesting" people are the most humble, dignified, "defiant" people in the world. I am so grateful for these people and pray that I too can be "interesting" and maybe a little less "defiant" some day. As for Mckay's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day, I think a little hug and a few tears and he should recover. I wonder if tomorrow will turn out better?.