My Two-Cents: The Scene Card

Cards. You can deal, and you can get dealt. They come in suits, colors, and numbers. Since my 21st birthday is coming up, I’m thrilled to be on the verge of being dealt one of my most anticipated cards. One I’ve been waiting on for a long time: The Scene Card. 

The Scene Card is the poker equivalent of pocket-aces for 20-year-olds. It is an unspoken and unanimously known rule that when you turn 21, you get a scene card. Not multiple, just the one. Which makes it all the more special. You also get the freedom to exercise it however you’d like. No one ever says, “Can you believe what the birthday girl did last night? She made a scene on her 21st! I can’t believe that!” And why does no one say that? Because the 21st-Birthday-Scene-Cards is one of the great untouchables of life!

There are only a few scene cards you can receive in life. I would even go so far as to say that you can count the number of scene cards you will receive in your life on one hand. It’s like the ultimate hall pass: all judgment from others must be reserved. *Though I should specify, if you go so far as to get arrested or inflict legal damage on yourself or others, I don’t think your scene card applies. Maybe check your local state's code of Law. I don't think the state of Nebraska has any clauses granting Scene-Card Immunity. So be mindful of your card’s constraints* 

What makes the scene card so special, you say? You argue you can make a scene just fine without the card. Ah, yes I have also made a scene in the absence of the card… but all of those times – I had to deal with the repressions. And I'll be the first to say that the consequences of actions are no fun. That’s why I’m so electrified for the one night of my choosing I get to cash in my card. The card that voids all acts of outside judgment. Even Jesus himself told me he’d turn a blind eye when I showed him my scene card.