Tag: children
Bullying…
A good friend just made this post and thought I’d share it to all my followers: Bullying of an elder.
And here is a bit more to add to her blog:
What is even more sad… is that parents have no clue because they are not being parents. And I agree… I knew what would happen to me if I talked like that. I keep saying that they need to bring punishments back to schools. I remember my teachers in first grade smacking knuckles of kids hands when they would talk back. Our principle was allowed to spank children with bad behavior. Another issue is… child protection advocates. I’m not saying it’s right to beat a child… but damn… there is nothing wrong with a good spanking to teach them a lesson. Children are not “scared” of their parents anymore for their bad behavior, because they know their parents can’t touch them. And once the parent does… the child will make a big deal out of it and then you have the school board and police doing investigations.
Another issue is the school itself. Schools are being told left and right about bullying that is going on, and the schools just ignore it. They say they’ll look into it just to put peace in your mind, but they aren’t doing anything about it. Schools and Parents are the worse corporates of these events. Lack of good parenting (teaching of right and wrong and actually going through with bad behavior punishments) and the schools lack of following through with bullying complaints. It is sickening that schools just seem to not care.
Bullying has been going on for decades… but it seems like in this last decade… they have gone from light hazing events to all out jumping and killing someone. And the kid being picked on are afraid to stand up and fight… because bullies do not fight far anymore either. It’s not one and one anymore… you fight once with your bully… they come back with all their friends. Now its one on six+. OR the bully comes to school the next day with a gun or knife. So what do you do… one kid brought a taser gun to school in Indianapolis, Indiana to protect himself against bullies. Probably not the right answer, but it sure as hell got the school board in the spotlight to do something about it. The press has been all over that event.
Something does need to change… and quickly… because right now, the kids getting picked on aren’t all resorting to weapons yet… but I have a feeling that will change if they feel that is the only way to protect them… which is sad. Remember Columbine? That was a result of a kid being picked on wasn’t it??? And that was his retaliation??? That was over a decade ago… and nothing has changed. If anything… it has become worse.
I just hope we find a solution before more schools have died students and everyone wondering what happened…
-The Other Point of View
Amazes Me, Pt. III
By now, you have probably heard about her… The “Tanning Mom” is what they call her. She was accused of taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning bed.
What are your thoughts on this subject…
To Love Or Not To Love Again…
My thoughts on this are deep… One part of me wants to find someone to love. Someone that I truly care for. Someone that I can grow old with. Someone that I can share my deepest thoughts and secrets with. Someone that I can have a family with. But then… the other part of me wants just relationships. No marriage. Just an accessional girlfriend from time to time, or someone I can just go on dates with whenever.
Why this split thought on Love…
I’ve been married. Felt the heartache. Seen what it can do to two people. And it makes me not want to go through that again… However, if the right person came along, I would give marriage another go.
Do I want a family…
Yes. No question about that. I love children. I would love to be able to teach them things to grow up to be amazing people. I would love to take family vacations, instead of just going with “the men”. Something about family trips are just exciting. I have some of the best childhood memories while on vacations.
Will I ever find another woman that I would consider marriage with?
I am sure I will. As one grows older… you start to want that companionship. The urge to want to be with someone. To grow old with someone. I’ve been living alone for almost a year now… and its already getting boring. lol
So… bottom of the line is… now that I have been down that road of marriage, when it comes to the second go-around, I will be picky. I have, if you will, studied this area, and have an understanding on what to look for. If I am blessed to have a woman walk into my life that “takes my heart”, and wants a family, and wants to do things together, and enjoys my company as much as I’ll enjoy her company, then I will be the happiest man on the planet.
But as a good friend says… “good luck with that” lol
-The Other Point of View
Checking for Sex Offenders…
Just recently in the news, I heard about a family renting the upstairs of their townhouse to a man. The family said he was a really nice person that took care of the area around the house, paid his rent on time, was friendly with the neighbors, and so on. What they didn’t know, was that he was taking underage girls up into house room and doing sexual activities with them… including the landlords daughter.
The world today has some sick people that live in it. Which is why everyone has to take more caution around the people they live around and be with. Why did this family not do a background check on this man? Well, according to the police, even if the family did, the man didn’t register himself in the Indiana State Sex and Violent Offender List website. He has done this many times before.
Indiana state law requires anyone living in the state of Indiana that is a sex or violent offender, to register themselves with the local police department within 72 hours when he/she moves into a new location that is considered their primary residence.
Some facts about sex offenders:
- 45% of sexual victims are under 12 years of age
- 75% of victims know their attacker
- 50% of sex offenders re-offend
- More than half of rape/sexual assault incidents happen within a mile of the victim’s home.
- Sex offenders cross socio-economic boundaries, living in both the richest and poorest of neighborhoods.
To check if there are sex or violent offenders around your area in Indiana, you can visit the government site HERE, or you may visit the national site HERE. Both of these sites allow you to enter an address in, and it will show you a map of the registered offenders within 3 miles of that location. I know I was surprised by a few people registered within a block of my location. There are a lot of families with young kids that live in my neighborhood, so that made me a bit uneasy.
Check these sites out for yourself… you might be surprised at what you see too…
-The Other Point of Vew
Why Does Anyone Care About… Pt I
Driving down the street, I see many vans/SUV owners that love expressing their love of their family by using decals of every member in it… Have you seen these?
Question number 1: Why, why… omg… why do you think anyone cares?
Question number 2: This is a wonderful way to stalk a family and who’s in it, isn’t it?
Question number 3: (Please insert Question number 1 here!!!)
I really don’t understand why people do this. And sadly, I’ve seen pets added to the mix now. In fact… my sister posted a picture on Facebook showing a crossover that had nothing but cats on the back. Talk about a lot of pussy in one house… lol
I wish I could ask these people why they feel its “cool” or “important” for everyone to know who is in your family. And to follow that question… Ask them if they have ever thought about stalkers cause now I know who your wife and children are. Geeeeez.
-The Other Point of View
