What Happened to the Schools?

 

In Kentucky young men are participating in a “man pageant” school. Evidently, this involves young men dressing in lingerie and giving lap dances to their teachers and principal. Videos and pictures were then uploaded to the school social media account.

In Florida a school board member chaperoned an elementary school field trip to a local gay bar. Several items on the menu had very suggestive titles. This is not the first field trip to this bar.

In Virginia a young lady is violently raped in the girl’s bathroom by a boy. The school and school board proceed to cover up the crime and move the boy to another school. Sadly, he repeats his crime against another young lady.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice has empowered the FBI to investigate parents speaking out at school board meetings as domestic terrorists. The impetus here is a letter from the National School Board Association where they are concerned about violence against school board members. No particular violent acts are mentioned, and even now, are not brought out in defense of the letter. In fact, the NSBA has apologized for their letter.

All of this is going on while a man running to be the governor of Virginia again is repeatedly saying that parents have no role in the government run public schools. Parents shouldn’t have a say in curriculum or safety issues. This is outrageous. Who, if not the parents who love these children, should have a say? Who on this earth has their best interests at heart more than the parents?

Parents, if your child is a student at a school, I urge you, I beg you, to get involved. Volunteer, talk to the teachers, talk with your student, talk with other parents. Know what is going on at your school and what “the professionals” are allowing to happen on their watch. Are there good teachers? Heavens, yes. Many, many. Are there great teachers? Most certainly. Are there those who are supposed to be looking out for our children who are causing harm? Sadly, too many. Don’t allow this to continue.

Joyful, Fulfilling, and Important

 

Pete Buttigieg has been in the news quite a bit recently. It is bound to happen when you are the country’s Secretary of Transportation and there is a major crisis in the transportation area. Of course, I really doubt he would have been able to fix the problem in the past two months anyway. But, he has been busy. He is on paternity leave after the birth of his twins, even though neither he nor his husband are the ones who gave birth and need time to recover. That’s okay, though, because they have been bonding with their children. And, according to him, it has been “joyful, fulfilling, and important.”

Wait just a minute here. Didn’t the feminists push moms into the workplace not that long ago because they needed fulfillment? Weren’t there more important things for those women to be doing than changing diapers and wiping snotty noses? Wasn’t working outside the home going to make us happier and, therefore, better wives and mothers? Could it be that those feminist leaders lied to us? Have too many moms missed out on the most joyful, fulfilling, and important work they will ever do? Have too many children missed out on the stability, protection, and support that comes from having mom at home?

Recent studies show that women today are actually not happier than those of previous generations who stayed at home. Headlines are telling us that women can’t go back to work after the pandemic shutdown because they can’t find quality, affordable childcare. Parents are fighting local school boards because their children are being taught racism. Children are bullied, raped, and shot in our schools every year. Maybe the solution to these problems is the same. Maybe it is time for us to return to a society that values our mothers and the important work that they do. “For the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” I think William Ross Wallace was on to something there.

Now that our supply chain has been so severely interrupted and the store shelves are bare of things to buy, it might be a good time to dump that second income. Now is the time to make the choice to scale back our lifestyle and choose the important work. It won’t be easy, but the worthwhile seldom is. What it will be is joyful, fulfilling, and important.

A View of Regret

 

I have been going to the gym three times a week for a couple of years now. Not always, but I’m working on it. Like so many, I don’t like the work I put in, but I do like the way I feel after I go. Another plus is the opportunity to see the news from a variety of sources at the same time. My gym has a bank of television screens that I can watch as I exercise. I like that I can get a more balanced perspective this way. When all of the news stations are on commercial break at the same time, I switch over the see what the ladies are saying on “The View”. Usually, I am not a fan of their comments.

Recently, when I switched over, they were discussing regrets in life. A couple had the “it’s not the things I did that I regret, but the things I didn’t do” point of view, a pretty popular one in my experience, maybe because it is true for many. Sadly, one disagreed and regretted what she didn’t do. Joy (I don’t know her last name) regretted that she didn’t sleep around more when she was younger. I admit that I have paraphrased because it was a week or so ago, and I am old enough not to remember the exact wording.

When I heard her comment, I was shocked. Then, I was angry. Angry that young women (or even older women) would hear this and might find this an excuse for promiscuity or dissatisfaction with their own lack of diverse sexual experiences. Finally, I felt pity. How sad it is that anyone would say that not sleeping around as a young person is something they regret in life. Does she really regret that, or did she say that so that she could look relevant to the younger viewers? Does she really regret not having more exposure to STDs or possible unwanted pregnancies? Does she regret not having her heart broken more often, or the dings to her self-esteem?

As I pondered her statement, I felt sad for her. My heart broke for her and her troubling notion. What kind of life do you lead that this would be your regret? How disheartening to see someone tell this to (millions?) of television viewers. I hate that this is her regret in life. I hate that she has been so deceived. Too many would jump on the bandwagon, regretting that they didn’t sin more when they had the opportunity. One day, they will regret that they sinned at all when they had the opportunity.