There's no doubt as parents we've all been guilty of bad parenting. I don't think one parent can truthfully say they've been perfect at absolutely every move they've made along their parenting journey. It troubles me that I've witnessed both numerous comments on social media and in my presence, accusations of bad parenting, comments about letting the toddler play unsupervised in alligator infested waters, and "how stupid can you be", were among some of the comments I overheard in public today. When it comes right down to it, we've all been there. The child that fell into the gorilla's cage, and now the child swooped up in the jaws of an enormous creature certainly is tragic for that family. But seriously folks! How many times have you lost track of an adventurous toddler, either in the store rack, your local pharmacy, or even at home. I have! This family was on the vacation of a lifetime. The parents according the news were by the child's side. They were at the edge of the water at a resort. They were participating in a restful evening together, it's not like they were napping in a drunken stupor on the shore & had carelessly turned their toddlers loose to fend for themselves. Where does that quick response and act of judgement originate? I think today, 2016 we are so quick to point fingers, place a label on others that we fail. We literally fail; we fail as a human being, fail ourselves, fail sometimes even our friends or family. What happened to compassion? Is there a reason why we are becoming more and more desensitized. What is the cause? Is it a trend among young individuals? Is it everyone; are all ages struggling with it? Is it something created by social media, technology & our ability to have the news instantaneous? Have we become numb and uncaring to one another's plight? I will be the first to stand up and say "Hey, I've been a shitty parent & more than once!" We've all been there, or you will certainly be there! You will be a shitty parent at one time or another but that doesn't mean the mother that lost her child at the zoo or the parents that just lost their baby today were guilty of that. Were you there? Um, NO! Have some compassion, this family is mourning. They've lost a child, pray for them, pray for their comfort to handle this tragic loss, and while you're at it say one for our society, for all races, religions, sexual orientation, men & women, that we may all have a little more understanding for those around us. My heart breaks for this family, I can't imagine the loss they must feel. #parenting #tragicloss #children #grief #loss
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Cynthia"Don't put an age limit Archives
July 2018
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