I'm not sure about anyone else reading this but when I open my Facebook I see a lot of hate. I see a lot of women who are bashing each other for their personal decisions, their parental decisions, for their fashion choices, for their religious decisions, and the list goes on. So many wonder why people are so broken they'd be willing to take their own life but when I see the real brutality of people come through on Facebook, I'm not only disgusted but its no shock to me some have lost their desire to live.
So many wrap themselves up in the Internet-workings and their own political agenda that they forget to take a good look at themselves. They focus so much on ripping each other up and I have to tell you girls, its not pretty.
No one ever knows what is going on in someone else's personal life. They don't know the struggle ANY person faces besides themselves. They don't know that the person sitting next or across their computer screen was verbally and physically abused, they don't know who is struggling in their marriage, is having trouble losing weight or overcoming their body issues. They don't realize that the snide remark they made just cut the person they were talking to the their absolute core.
What happened to human decency? What happened to good, genuine people who hurt when those they know hurt and care enough to be there for their friends and better yet for those they don't even know?
I remember as a child, I would cry just thinking about a child who went without food but somewhere on my journey to adulthood, I hardened to the world. I kept a straight-forward glance and didn't take time to care about anyone not in my "bubble".
I don't want to be like that anymore and furthermore I am tired of seeing women berate each other by writing articles on "Why not to copy someone else's life choices" or "How not to act like so&so"
Our society is driven by HATE and its sickening. We are teaching our children to be selfish and only care about their needs. We are teaching our children that it's okay to talk to someone poorly if they deserve it.
Its really no wonder that bullying rates are at a all-time high.
We are taught that its okay to say anything on our mind because we have the right to an opinion.
Now I have no problem with "Free speech" or one's opinion but when I see vicious attacking all in the name of one's opinion, I call bull! Its not an opinion, its a way to make yourself "feel better" by bringing someone else down.
I'm not saying I don't partake but as a mother of 2 children (a 4 year old and 7 month old) I want to teach my children to learn to bite their tongue and be the better person in a fight. To teach them that they don't need to say the last word. That being a giving person will always be better than a taking person. That helping someone you don't know with the intentions of receiving no recognition is the true gift in life.
I want to teach my children to LOVE and not HATE.
