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What the fuck is wrong with people? 

That's an antagonistic opening line for a post about running but it's on my mind as I walk to the park. Late, sun on my back, a spontaneous decision this morning to go. It's hot again. We've had a couple of amazing days of cooler weather, and I've had a couple of fun nights out, but I knew this ceasefire wouldn't last long, and I can feel it at the edges of the day again now, that clawing heat that sucks energy and demands to be seen. The kind of heat that boils your blood, makes just taking a single step an act of Olympic fortitude. 

So, what the fuck is wrong with people? We went for dinner last night with friends, and their mobile phone addicted four year old daughter. I get it, being a parent is hard, I have my own troubles I've detailed extensively on this app, but this girl demands, and they parents give her what they want. They joke about it, she's in control, they say, she gives orders. They're scared of the reaction, or just so tired by it all, they give in.

Dropping this in here because it's probably more relevant to parenting than it is to running.