'PROTECTING THE LEAST OF THESE'

This topic is one that has been brewing in my soul for many years. I must warn the reader that I will tell it like it is. It may get graphic.

My whole life I have worried. Worried that somewhere, someone, somehow there are women and children, but today I focus on the children, someone scared, lost and alone. Being completely abused or neglected or both. I wonder, is there an infant lying in its bed, soiled and being eaten alive by bugs. Is there, right now, as you read this, a toddler carefully buckled into a car seat in a hot car, left alone, to die there. With the unsuspecting parent merely yards away. I am in awe that as this all powerful country that we live in, that there are STILL 3,4,5 year olds being sold into slavery in other countries. AND EVEN IN OUR OWN. There are very young children, boys and girls, being sold to predators for their time of indulgences with that child. Often by their parents.

As a mother, I have a heightened awareness of the children around me, not just my own. I am the 'stereotypical smother mother'. I like to think that I know what, where, when and whom my kids are with. I have since found out how trusting I truely am. The high prices that have been paid. I have 2 daughters. Both have been violated. I thought I was being this uber protective mom. That it couldn't happen to mine. I was wrong. It can happen to ANYONE'S child. So, what are the answers to protecting our precious ones? Why is it that when the governor's and legislatures don't have any REAL concrete ideas, that they just brush over it. To something that they think that they can push right through. When did our government officials become such cowards? If something could get messy, or might take some real work, they pass over it to focus on things that only affect a very small portion of the population. Well, here is a news flash for them. THESE THINGS CAN AND DO HAPPEN TO THEIR CHILDREN. They are not somehow impervious to the ugliness. But, you can bet if it did...the theoretic shit would hit the fan. So, why can't we get it done now? Before these things continue.

I give great kudos to all the police officers and others who live, eat and breathe this. They are doing amazing things. Yet, still it feels like we are trying to empty the ocean with a teacup. So the answer? I don't know. But, I do know that I want to ask the questions. I am willing to get my teacup in there with the rest of them. Someone close to me was assaulted, by a repeat offender. He recieved 20 days in county jail, served on weekends. And has since at least attempted to reassault. I don't understand. You get more time for poaching an antelope, than you do for raping a 3 year old. I am completely astonished and frustrated by that. I am speechless at this time. I don't know what else to say, exept be aware of the little ones around you. Have the guts to stand up and question things, if they don't seem right. The worst that can happen is that it will be investigated and found innocent or guilty. You can do it anonymously. call your local police dept or protective services. We have to ALL get brave enough to be willing to get involved. Just remember the one child that we could save. How grateful their family would be. Lets go for thousands. Imagine the changes. We are the only ones who can stop this senseless behavior. Demand more from our lawmakers and enforcers. Prioritize the crimes. So that as parents, grandparents or anyone who cares about the children, can lay their head down at night, knowing their children are safe. We must be to be a part of 'protecting the least of these'....Our precious gems. Our children.

12:03 in the am...Not promising anything here...

So, so much to say, yet no real answers to give. We all have an exorbitant amount of stress. Things are changing so fast. Are we really ready? Probably not. We will do the best that we can. We can teach our children the importance of recycling. We can be aware of animal issues. Did you know that 1 female cat, not neutered, over her 7 year fertile period can produce roughly 420,000 more cats. Is that not insane? It is such an easy fix. No pun intended.

I am so frustrated once again with the idiocy of peoples thought processes. As I am sure they are mine. I don't understand the choices that are government is making. We are more in debt now than ever. How is that improvement, that we hear him squawk about. We have all but lost the world leading automobile company in the WORLD for 70 plus years. How is that going to be OK? Oh, but good news, I read an article the other day, and forgive me, I don't remember the details...but the jist of it was...that there was huge improvements because they had only had to lay off about 350,000 from this certain state that month. I guess it was an improvement from the month before? Hello? Are you friggin kidding me? Do you think that just one of those workers is happy, because gosh...its less than last month???

I think that the government needs to quit wiping the bottoms of the other countries (who by the way are laughing all the way to the bank). Stop, or at least greatly decrease the amount of trading that we do. Bring the work back home. Believe me, you will find AMPLE people to do the work. We have plenty of oils in our own land. Why do we do this stupid dance with those with pillowcases (politically incorrect, sue me) on their heads. The government says that the reason that they can't....is because, get this, it will cost too much money! Yet they give away BILLIONS to countries who don't even like us. WHY? We are the almighty powerful country! We are so NOT that Almighty Powerful Country anymore. Haven't been for years. We sold our souls to the devil. And he is here to collect. So we had better get ready. Unless our government gets enough balls to fight to once again make our country completely sovereign. Wasn't that the principle goal? Now we rely on China for things like little dolls to dishes. And its not just China. Its everywhere. They say that it is cheaper this way. Cheaper for who??? You know when you fly in an airplane, they tell you if you are with someone that you are caretaking...to make sure you put the oxygen mask on yourself first, so that you are able to take care of the others. WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE PUT THE MASK ON!!! We need a hero. Who will it be? May God and Christ save us all. Yes, I said both GOD AND CHRIST! And you know? I am not even sorry if it hurt your feel bads...Good luck to America, and to those of us who have enough sense to remember what we were taught in kindergarten. ~