Stupid question of the day

[andysocial]

Talking with a social worker, preparing for my eventual adoption of the adorable Alex, the woman asks us to describe our personalities. I have always hated being put on the spot by such off-the-wall questions, much like Barbara Walters asking what kind of tree one might be. Here's how I wanted to answer, but figured would freak her out:

I'm an artist, author, poet, music aficionado, literati, intellectual, sarcastic and cynical observer of the human condition. I'm a lover, a husband, a father. I'm a liberal libertarian who questions everything and believes nothing. I think the worst of the deadly sins is sloth.

Never say what you want to say, instead stick with the simple and safe statements they want to hear. :-)

---

Quote of the night: Love is not kind or honest, and does not contribute to happiness in any reliable way. - Alice Munro

Comments

[talitha-oy.livejournal.com]

No, it's really not a good idea in some circumstances to be truthful.
I figure that, although we all know otherwise, social services might not feel that a highly intelligent yet eccentric, cynical, slightly arrogant, anti-social, anti-"establishment", philosophical computer geek would make a good dad. ;)
But then, what the fuck do those idiots know??
You have to lie and tote the "Family, America, and Apple Pie" line to play with social services!

Arrogance

[andysocial]

I'm not arrogant! What the hell do you know anyway? ;-)

Strange how much I distrust authority in general, yet I have worked for the federal government since 1989.

Re: Arrogance

[talitha-oy.livejournal.com]

Dude! Don't you know that the best way to keep an eye on the government is to work for them?? ;)