One of the sights on our tour of the island was to see something called the Grandfather and Grandmother rocks. When we got there, we were told the tide was too high to see the Grandmother rock. The Grandfather rock though was on full display.
The worst thing I saw this weekend was at the lady boy cabaret show. It became very apparent to me that people in other parts of the world really treat/raise their kids recently than we do back home. Jen and I arrived around 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to make sure we got decent seats. We got seated in the third row, and already occupying the first row across the aisle from us was a FAMILY, and the parents had the two little girls - who couldn't be more than 3 or 4 mind you - sitting in the front, and they were behind them (not even next to them). I was shocked, never once did I see the parents talking to their kids about what they were seeing. I won't go further into it, but I will say that in the States you could probably have your kids taken away for taking them to watch something like this. Not to mention it was 11pm and these girls were drinking Coke and eating chips, all while having their eyes glued to the performers. We were not the only ones shocked by this. We noticed multiple other people taking pictures of this bizarre scene as well.
In another bizarre act of crazy parenting, at the airport back in Bangkok I literally helped carry a toddler off the transit bus from the plane to the gate to keep from getting trampled since the dad couldn't be bothered to help the mom (who by the way was pregnant and carrying a baby) get the children off the bus. The fact that I was the only one on this bus who helped the little boy out and grabbed him when I noticed his parents take off is also scary. Everyone else just stepped over and around him trying to get off the bus themselves.
So yes, people are crazy. Luckily people of Thailand, I am the responsible one here and children left in my care are guaranteed to be taken care of. Cheers!
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