Pardon me for just a self-indulgent moment boys and girls. I need to say something publicly to get it off my chest because I can't say it to the person or persons that need to hear it the most in person. I just don't trust myself to not start throwing punches. I also honestly have to say that if I started I really don't know if I could trust myself to stop so it's just best to say what I have to say here where hopefully that person or persons can read it, hang their head in shame, and hopefully find some way to creatively end their sorry ass excuse for a human self.
I'm going to say this very carefully and succinctly. I'm even going to use small words. It won't be hard to understand.
CHILDREN ARE NEITHER CURRENCY NOR A COMMODITY.
Period.
If you are a parent your job is to raise that child and give them the best life possible. Being a parent does not mean that you now have a tool to use against others to get what you want / cause them emotional harm at your whim. It also does not mean that your child is your guarantee of income from the federal government. That meal ticket is the kid's, not yours.
If you use a child to inflict emotional harm on others...
If you use a child as a tool for financial gain...
If your child means little more to you than a monthly check...
If you think you can do as you will with a child, good or evil, and the world can just deal with it...
I urge you to remember one thing:
Not only is the rest of the world watching and remembering BUT SO IS THAT CHILD!
The worst sentence I've ever heard uttered from a child is "Mommy's mad at me because my Daddy's check isn't on time." It ranks right up there with "Daddy won't let me see Grandmommy and Granddaddy because they won't pay our cable bill anymore."
There are some people in this world that I can't decide whether the best cure for them is an axe or a sledgehammer.
With that said I'm going to go throw something heavy across the room now.
