My affirmation card today….
A very good one to think about.
I tend to worry about a lot. Sometimes I let that worry get the best of me. Then what? I don’t accomplish a thing.
I have to work harder at not letting things worry me so much. Paul reminds me of this often.
Some days though,,, this is MUCH easier said than done.
One of my biggest worries is my kids. As a mother, I feel like this is one worry that will NEVER go away. Especially with Wisconsin winter driving coming up soon, I constantly worry about them driving, and all the accidents that happen. I worry what kind of world they are going to be left to deal with and then leaving to their own kids one day. Their health, their financial future.
WHY!? Why do I do this!? It’s simple, because I love them more than I love myself. That’s why.
That’s what a good parent does. They worry for their children. They want their kids to grow up better than they did. They want them to be secure, safe, healthy, find love, be respectable contributors to our society.
Then, what happens to those poor parents whose kids fail to grow up with any of those things?
What happens with the parents who try their best, yet their child grew up to become a deadbeat, or, in rare cases, a famous serial killer!??
Do people question this ever?
Not EVERY horribly bad person had a horrible childhood. (I’m sure most of them have their share of childhood trauma which might have led up to them growing up to become who they became.) But what about those who had a good childhood, had great parents who tried their best, yet these kids grew up to become, bad?
According to a simple search, Dennis Rader (BTK), Randy Kraft, and Richard Cottingham all grew up in stable middle class homes with no signs of abuse.
WHAT made them become so evil?
Does anyone feel for those parents? Who spent their lives trying their best, worrying about their kid and still the kid turned out a bad seed. It’s so sad to think about.
Sometimes, despite a parent’s best efforts and worrying, a person is just evil. There is no changing it, I guess. There is just good and there’s evil. A person would have to be a miracle worker to fix that.
Besides the parents, what about the evil persons own families? Spouses, children?
They need to move and change their names just to avoid being bombarded with rude and obnoxious people badgering them about their past that they didn’t even know about. Those poor people.
To think you could be married to someone for over 20 years and never have a clue that your spouse prefers to go out and take a life for pure enjoyment and hides it from you! It’s crazy to think about,,,,,,, but it’s happened!
I think I’ve watched a few too many crime documentaries and Halloween horrors lately. LOL
I’ll stick to comedies from now on for a while. 😉
Yes,,, my mind wanders to stuff like this, though, not normally so dark. LOL
Get used to it.
Enjoy the outdoors this weekend if you can! Take care of yourselves.
*Hugs*
Come spill the tea with me!