Pick Your Battles!

Leslie over at The Weighting Game (www.theweightinggame.com. She's also the author of a great book called "Locker Room Diaries.") has posted a blog about a group of students protesting the videos shown at two Gold's Gyms in Utah, near BYU. They're also demanding that the gyms put shades up in the windows of the aerobics room, because the classes there resemble dancing, and anyone passing by can see inside and might be corrupted.
In the news today, a couple in San Diego is suing their realtor because they bought a house two years ago and now believe they paid too much for it. Apparently, there are two houses on the same street that sold for less. And, oh yeah, the market tanked and the house, like EVERY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY, isn't worth as much. When asked if they, as the buyers, should have done any research on the neighborhood, the woman replied "Absolutely not! It was her (the real estate agent's) job!"

Um, really? I don't know about you, but we've bought a number of properties, and we ALWAYS do our own research. We, as the buyers, have the final say as to whether we purchase a property or not. Was someone holding a gun to their heads, forcing them to sign on the dotted line? Somehow I don't think so. If I'm walking by a gym, and there's a class going on, I don't stop and stare (that's rude). But if I DID stop and stare, and was shocked at what I saw, is it the gym's fault, or my own, for being so nosy in the first place?
Frankly I despise most of the videos out there. I think they are obnoxious and degrading. So I speak out, and I refuse to watch them.

When do we stop blaming everyone else? When do we start taking responsibility? When do we act like grown-ups?
There are times to fight, and times to just get over it. When I was expecting our first child, someone told me that when you are a parent, you learn to pick your battles. Shouldn't we just do that?