It's been a looooooooooong time since I've posted to this blog. Looking at it, it's been over a year. Obviously I am not the blogger I thought I was going to be when we had our little girl. But today I feel the need to put this out there....
I, like you are probably, am watching the news out of Boston. The manhunt for "Suspect #2" is ongoing and the country is watching. Live. This is pretty new to all of us. We can watch 24 hour news coverage, read Twitter, Facebook, text with friends, etc. to be our own armchair journalists. Scary if you think about it. Anyhow....
After Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, a single acquaintance of mine who does not have any kids asked me "why would anyone want to bring kids into this crazy world"? Now, I have my 20 month old Pumpkin and a son on the way due July 12th. I did not respond in anger or defense but simply stated that I can't wait to raise kids in this world. Why? Because my kids, our kids, CAN make a difference. We can use this evil that we are seeing today and raise our kids up in loving, caring and nurturing homes. We can teach our kids to love those that may be a little (or a lot) different that we are. To take care of those that need it, and those that don't. Sure, there will always be violence and bad people in America and around the world. But if we can raise up our kids to know right from wrong and good vs. evil then this country just might stand a chance to be the proud country that it always has been. Agree?
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ReplyDeleteAgree on one hand and on the other I know we can't choose whose path they will cross on their journey. Will it always be those who care about others or will they come across some random bad person intent on doing harm?
ReplyDeleteYES! I totally agree, and I also want to encourage you to continue blogging about what you have learned about fatherhood. The world needs more men out there to share their experiences and let other men, fathers, know that there is a lot more to fatherhood than trying to belch louder, shoot stuff, and do all the wrong things that tear families and character apart.
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