Originally Posted by
allodial
Of course you get this already but, I'm surprised how no matter how much the attempt is made to relate the truth that some folks just don't seem get the idea of the great magnitude of difference between, say, a Student Council and the County Board of Education--folks who seem quite cozy comfortable with the mirage of the Prom Queen (first lady) and her man (president of the student council) being their leaders but yet don't seem comfortable--fence straddling maybe(?). I've rather learned to ignore them to some extent when they complain about the problems they have in that cozy space after it becomes apparent they aren't interesting in the maturity and responsibility that goes with leaving it.