The current problems related to the economy stretch further than the offices of accountants, bookkeepers and the prognosticators who predict the future of our lives.
During these tough times and even before our current challenges, I constantly wonder about the mental state of some parents.
Bad news developed in Southern Nevada last year when a woman driving a pickup thought it best for five kids to ride in the bed of the truck. For some unknown reason, a 7-year-old boy either jumped or fell from the back of the truck and died.
A little boy is dead while many of us try to understand why an adult would make such a dumb decision of putting a group of young kids in danger.
But the behavior of adults goes even further in so many areas of life and many times is the result of mind-altering drugs taken by people who should know better.
I mean, putting your own life in jeopardy is bad enough, but an adult putting the lives of kids in danger absolutely boggles my mind.
Innocent kids supposedly having the time of their lives unknowing of the dangers created by their parents is a sad reality every day in this country. If it’s not simple common sense that it is putting kids in danger, it’s the choices made by grown men and women whose self-centered attitudes are scarring kids for the rest of their lives.
Kids should be enjoying the times of their lives, but many are suffering through no fault of their own. They are facing one challenge after another while their parents force them into a survival mode long before anyone should face such a situation.
Rather than playing kickball or attending birthday parties with friends, many kids are simply trying to find their next meal. They are living in the backs of cars or even in the desert bundled up in worn-out blankets while their parents sicken society with outlandish behaviors that will undoubtedly damage society for decades.
And way too many times, the reason for kids suffering is because so-called upstanding members of our community could not care less about those they have brought into society. Instead of making sure the kids have clothes to wear and food to eat not to mention a wholesome home environment, adults are slowly killing themselves with drugs while kids watch loved ones commit suicide.
Rather than make sure the kids have the ingredients necessary to create memories that will live forever, the parents are replacing food in the cupboards with drugs for personal usage.
It doesn’t matter where we live because parents are behaving like this all over the country. It's horrifying to think that good, honest and innocent kids are growing up in environments dominated by drugs and alcohol is nothing less than frightening.
Look around you whether it’s in the big cities or the small ones. Chances are there is a meth lab somewhere nearby and even greater chances that kids are being force-fed an environment that is not only nightmarish but simply wrong at the same time.
If you are a judge who has to hear cases of child neglect and abuse, it breaks your heart. And if you are a case worker who has seen infants who are victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome, your heart bleeds every time you head for work.
If you think the state of today’s world is scary, try looking at what’s facing this country in the next generation. It’s not a pretty forecast and you can blame the parents for the outlook because many of them have chosen to concentrate on drugs and alcohol rather than the kids they have brought into the world.
Those who don’t believe we have severe problems need look no further than your local Child Haven and see the faces of young kids who have been dumped in favor of drugs. If you need to be humbled, take a couple of hours out of your day and visit kids who have been victimized by ignorant parents.
It will break your heart, I assure you.
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