Cold
Really, seriously tired of this weather. The snow is beautiful, but I've had enough already. Little more than one month til spring is here. And it can't come soon enough. I need flowers blooming, birds singing and warm air.The Land of Blame and Judgment
That's us, and this is the main response I've seen to the unfortunate gorilla incident. "It's the mothers' fault. She should have been watching her child better. The zoo should have had more protective measures in place to keep this from happening." All true. Perhaps. And my own initial reaction was "How did that child get down there?" But our initial reactions should have been more along the lines of: "That must have been really tough for that mother to go through. I bet she was really scared." "It's really sad that the gorilla had to die." "It's good that the child is safe and okay." Instead, we respond with judgment. Why did the mother allow this to happen? We rush to place the blame and the first place that it goes is the one person who would need compassion and support the most in a situation like this. How would any of us feel or react if it were our child? Oh yeah, of course it wouldn...
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