To think that...
Some people get so angry with their kids, or with those of the partner they are living with that they actually beat them to death. Or they are continually yelling at them and angry all the time. I believe that is the adult being so selfish that they do not take into consideration that they are just being kids.
I actually, at this very moment (8:44 am) have 2 neighbor kids in my living room that missed the bus. Usually I would just take them to school. Unfortunately, I do not have a vehicle that is safe enough to take someone else's kids out in. They have been sitting here worrying what their mom's boyfriend will say to them because he has to leave work and come take them to school. Their mom doesn't drive. Now, I might be upset too but I would like to think I wouldn't just yell and cuss at them. I might go on about them being inconsiderate or not thinking or something like that. Now, I am just getting the kids side of the story, and it isn't that pretty. I know the 2 older kids in the family are really having a hard time. The girl goes to counseling and the boy tried to commit suicide last year. How do kids get so messed up? Once, again I have to say that I only hear the kids side of the story. To be so focused on just making it that you are frustrated all the time. I feel so sorry for the kids with parents in that predicament and the parents too. My sister is that way. She is scrambling all the time just to make ends meet. She gets frustrated and then yells at the kids. She is constantly being sarcastic with them. They are young and really don't get it. Let me also say that I do not consider myself a perfect parent. I have gotten angry with my kids. I just didn't want it to sound like I was just wailing on other parents without considering my own faults.
How has our society gotten so pridefull that we can't, won't, don't ask for help? Or those who have tons of money aren't seeking out individuals to help. I could go on and on but my solution is community. If we take the initiative to be involved in each others lives we can help each other. I know this is so much deeper than I am going.
I have things to do and sitting here isn't getting them done.
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