Blog 10

This weeks readings really bothered me. It was all about violence. Sexual assault, rape, etc. All of the information was scarey, but the fact that scared me the most was that most violence against woman happens at home. This has somehow got to change. We, as a parents, spend 18 years of our childrens lives raising them in their home. Our home. We, as parents, make them feel safe there. we tell our chindren that home is where mommy and daddy will always make sure that they are taken care of and where they will always be safe. We eat, drink, and sleep while thinking about our children. I still remember that when I was sad I would go home. Home, where my family was waiting. I never grew up fearing my home. It was and still is my safe place. It saddens me to know that one day, my children's safe place might be taken away from them because of violence. Violence that comes from someone that one of my children has chosen to trust. This is wrong. Home should always be a safe place. I can see being scared to be in a dark alley at midnight by yourself. Laying in your bed, in your room, in your house should not be the least bit scarey. If we can't trust the one that we choose to share our lives with, then who can we trust? This is just one more reason for me to stay strong. I will continue to teach my boys to be men! I will continue to teach my girls to be safe in who to give their hearts to. I will continue watching real close to make sure that I am there so that nothing bad like this happens to my boys or my girls.