This world brings me to my knees sometimes. There is so much violence and hate. Shaming and demoralizing. How do babies (and by babies I mean children still being raised) even make it? Oh that’s right, they don’t. Our society has some of the highest dependencies on drugs, alcohol, and even legal drugs. Prozac, Xanax, Wellbutrin. Painkillers, body enhancers, sleeping pills. It’s rare to find someone not on them. What does this say about is? How have we gotten this far? Why do we raise our children, expecting them to be respectful and display proper behavior, without actually showing them respect or even proper behavior? Violence begets violence. I’m not the perfect parent. Nowhere near. I have spanked, yelled, demeaned, and shamed my children. The behavior I was trying to elicit from them was not forthcoming. They only got meaner. Or shut down completely. It is a heart wrenching thing to see a child’s soul being crushed to fit into societies perfect little box. To watch the light leave their eyes and their awe of this beautiful world diminish. Sometimes I wonder if this mistreatment, however good intentioned it is, of our children will be our downfall. Next time you are angry with your child, instead of yelling or hitting, hug them. You will be surprised at the healing qualities of that hug. For the both of you.
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