The ways of the world (now)

I am astonished at how degenerate society has become. Just today, I've read news reports of a mother who slashed the throats of two of her daughters, a day care owner who allowed a sex offender to assault and film the children in her care and an update on a child whose toes were bitten off when his parents left him unattended overnight with a dog they were watching. It is horrible that people are so caught up in themselves and their own issues that they allow these things to happen to children...whether their own children or children in their care! I am a firm believer that children are a gift and that the whole point in the circle of life is to teach our children and care for them so that they grow up with more opportunities than we had, in an effort to make the world a better place. And yet there are so many people that have children for the check (whether welfare or child support) or for lack of using birth control. It infuriates me that these people will abuse and neglect these children, who in turn will likely grow up with issues stemming from this and be a drain on society rather than becoming a useful part of society. And seeing stories like these over and over in the news makes me even more upset knowing all the money we send to help people overseas, when we have so many who need help right here at home. I pray that these children will be given the assistance they need to overcome what has happened to them, and that the people who hurt them will regret it every day for the rest of their lives and for eternity. Climbing back down off my soapbox now...