What Is Wrong With This World?

It’s so sad they found those two toddlers (ages 2 & 3) from Georgia dead . I was praying they’d find them alive. It’s horrible how many kidnappings/child deaths there’ve been the past few months. I was certain these kids hadn’t been kidnapped, and so far, they don’t think there was fowl play involved. I’m amazed at the parents though. I know they’re grieving, but I still think THEY should have taken the initiative and taken better care of those kids. The kids were found dead in a pond a few hundred yards away from the house. They interview the father and I’m shocked to find out this was the second time the kids wandered off. Hello?? If they’ve done it ONCE, then put some fucking locks, deadbolts and latches on the door that they can’t reach. We had to do that since the kids started walking, because you can bet they’d try to get out if they had the chance. Then I’m just bothered by the parents…I don’t know if it’s just the fact that it’s basically their fault that the kids wandered off (the mother was “in the bathroom and then they were gone–duh, lock the door!) but they don’t seem all that remorseful. The father was all calm…I’d be a crying heap on the floor if my kids were missing. Ugh.

I’ve been…mocked before because of how paranoid and jumpy I am about the kids being outside alone and stuff like that. Once by this unfit woman the family knows when we were visiting relatives in Arizona. They have a pool and we were all sitting around outside talking. Eenan was about a year old then and got really near the pool. Since it was deep and I can’t swim, much less him, I leaped out of the lawn chair and grabbed him. She laughed and said, “Ay, Yajaira. You’re too paranoid. Not me, I’ll let her do whatever she wants.” I’m sorry, but I’m not going to let my kid drown. That was coming from a woman who’s little girl is 5 now and still doesn’t go to school . I don’t let my kids go outside alone AT ALL. I don’t know how the people in this neighborhood let the kids just run around alone in the street till 10pm. There’s at least 3 sex offenders in our area…maybe more, and I’m not about to throw my kids out there.

I’ve felt so paranoid lately my neck almost fell off at Peter Piper Pizza, then the Municipal State Park in McAllen on Saturday. I was looking every which way trying to keep my eyes on both the boys. Mary was with us, but I still couldn’t help but look after both of them, even though she was watching Eenan. You just never know. They had fun though. We hadn’t been to a park like that in a while. I wish our park was as nice as that one .

On a lighter note, Eenan has a graduation practice at the High School tomorrow. I’m nervous about it, but I’m praying everything will be okay. He’s excited because they get to ride the bus LOL. His actual graduation is next Tuesday…I just barely told Mario about it now (well, I left a message on the cell since he’s at work). I hope he can get the day off or go in late *crosses fingers*

I made a new layout and have been changing around my current skins to get rid of the Iframes I’ve been using since I’ve been getting errors with the skins. I was too lazy to figure out how to use the skins with Greymatter before, hence the reason I’m feeding it through an Iframe, heh. Wish me luck with that. I’m going to back up GM before I start my mess.

on Tuesday, April 26th, Jolene said:

I agree with you 100% about it being the parents fault, My son is never outside without me and I don’t blame you for being jumpy when your son gets near a pool, what mother wouldn’t, It only takes a few minutes for a child to drown or get hurt.

on Tuesday, April 26th, Vic said:

I am just as paranoid as you and people that actually call us paranoid are too stupid for words. I let the boys out to play and if I’m not outside with them, I’m sitting, watching them from the window. Usually when Richy’s girls are out with them, then I feel relaxed because they make sure the boys don’t step out of line. But the girls aren’t always with them and I feel so paranoid because Troy’s nuts and will run into the street without even looking. I hate to say that my sons have no common sense, but they don’t…at least not yet anyway. Someone has to take care of our children, and that someone is their mommies!

on Tuesday, April 26th, Johanna said:

I hope he gets the day off for his big day! I hope I have mine off for Fredericks too. How cute:) I hope all goes well for him!

on Tuesday, April 26th, Erin said:

How adorable! 🙂 I hope everything goes wonderfully on his graduation. 😀

I felt the exact same way about those toddlers! I was watching GMA and listening to the father talk, and I know I shouldn’t judge, but he did seem rather…calm…Like you said, I personally would have been in hysterics. It was almost to the extent where I seriously pondered the notion that he had something to do with it. Of course, I don’t know the whole story, just heard snippets of it, but his behaviour was rather…odd for a newly grieving parent at least. I don’t know. Either way, it’s terribly tragic. 🙁