Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Yes, it's controversial

Ok. I finally have some inspiration for a new blog. I'm a little excited. Some people may not like this blog or the ideas that I have shared in it but this is what it is. Here goes...

So, I don't have a problem with drinking...in moderation. I don't agree with "getting wasted" and I also don't think it's right to drink in front of or around people who struggle with alcohol and/or substance abuse. That's just asking for trouble. Anyway, I don't have a problem with having a drink or two every now and then. I do, however, have a problem when parents let their underage children (or children of age for that matter) have a wild and crazy party where everyone gets totally trashed and makes lots of stupid decisions. I also have a problem when most of the pictures I see of these parties on Facebook have the "mother" in the pictures getting just as wasted with the kids. Really? Is that really the example you want to set for your children? Do you want your kids to die before the age of 25 because of alcohol poisoning, drug overdose, car accident, etc? I really don't even know how to express my anger towards stuff like this. It's just plain stupid.

Whatever. It really saddens my heart to know that there are thousands of people out there who so desperately want to be parents and raise their children in a way that is glorifying to God and keep them as safe as possible until they are out on their own and then there are people like "this" who don't care what their kids do, who they hang out with, what they're putting into their bodies, and how they portray themselves. It's just sad.

I don't know what else to say. Dumb. It's just dumb.