Hey Fox news! Whats that over there?

Hello everyone. I just want to start off by saying how totally glad I am for the three women and little girl that gained their freedom this week after being deprived of it for so long. That sick SOB really does need to pay! I can only imagine what those poor parents had to go through with their babies going missing like that. Imagine how surreal it would have been to get that call saying your child was found after 10 years? My goodness...words cannot even begin to describe how that would feel. To infinite plus one I tell you!

Now,  I'm a parent too. And when I heard those moms and dads publicly talk about how they knew, deep down inside all those years, that their child was still alive.... lets just say it really struck a huge chord in me. And when I say struck a huge chord, its definitely an understatement. You see, I am a thinker. I totally see that in my abilities to conceive and write stories. I am also a thinker as a parent. And as any caring parent can attest, we sometimes test our emotional compass just to see what our feeling and response to something like would be. We think of it as a test of the "Emergency Reaction" system we have.  Believe me, its not a hard test and it doesn't take long to complete (milliseconds). I totally feel that it would be very scary to experience that kind tragedy and I really do feel for parents that have had to go through this. Its a more than extreme event that rips your heart right out of your chest. Honestly, I would be in the same frame of mind as those parents. I would always want to hang on to that hope that my baby was going to be home soon. What caring parent wouldn't think that? And after 10 years I'd still be there holding onto hope.

Its very sad how a man like that could even fathom that it was really cool to kidnap 3 young girls and keep them prisoner. And then to rape and torture them and father a child with one of them. And then to go and hang out with one of the victim's parents. Sharing their grief and even joining in the search for the girl all the while knowing exactly where she was. WOW! When I heard that I was just thrown at the thought of  how the human condition could include a monster like that. And then to find out that he drove a school bus. How does that make all the other parents whose lives he inadvertently touched feel? No one even had a clue. None of his family members, neighbors, mail delivery personnel, meter readers, feral cats....get the point? He fooled everyone!

Now to make the point from my blog title. Really, I am somewhat glad that we have the news carriers to bring events like this to our attention. As human beings,  we really need to have that connection  our world. But the thing that really gets my goat is how the common sense stuff is always overlooked by most of the mainstream media outlets. Now I am not going to mention any names like CNN, FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC...did I leave anyone out? If so please leave a comment on my blog and I'll add you. My point is this.....LEAVE THOSE GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES ALONE AND GIVE THEM SPACE!!!!  Now that I gotten that off my chest can I please ask that you share this blog with others in the hope that perhaps these media outlets will hear this and get the point? The other day I actually saw Anderson Cooper talking with a couple of the family members of one of the victims. You really don't have to be a rocket scientist to hear that the family members kept on repeating about how the helicopters and media trucks parked outside the house really ruined the chance of one of the young women to go outside, in the back yard of all places, and experience the sun and breeze for the first time in 10 years. There is other news going on folks! Go keep tabs on everything else that is going in the world on as well! Please don't hang out for 24 hours a day near the victim's house before the next big news thing happens. Better yet, why don't you take all the production money you would have spent on the coverage and give it to those girls to help them out regaining their shattered lives? I am sure your sponsors would be ok with that.  How about that? How many millions are being spent on saying the same thing over and over again? Give them space to breathe!

Anyways, I really hope that everyone enjoys this weekend and every other weekend! Parents, please hold your kids tight. Life can really throw us some curveballs.

Cheers everyone!

G.

Insert Blog title here <------- A story about a boy and his puppy....and the name Sarah

Greetings! I want to start out by saying congratulations to my son on acquiring his first puppy! One night he  messaged me on Facebook  telling me that he had bad news and good news....and they both didn't involve me. Now as a parent, you just have to ask "What is the bad news?" Its because, as parents, when we hear the words "Bad News" and it involves our children, it makes us cringe. I mean, I was driving out of a parking lot and had to pull over because I didn't want to miss whatever "controversy bomb" he was about to drop.

Now if anyone reading this blog really knows who I am, the first thought that would pop in your head is that anything that involves me is very possible. My mom still cringes when all the stories come out about what I did as a teen. Lets just say I should write a story about that. Anyways, getting off topic here Glenn....focus...FOCUS! I own a Ford Focus....what? Get on with the story? FINE!

Now when my son threw out the Bad News/Good News scenario, my first thought was "He got a girl pregnant." Now, why that popped in my head I have no idea. Lets just say that the bad news really didn't involve me and it didn't involve him saying "Wanna be a Grandpa?" Being its a private matter involving someone else I'll just leave it at that. Now for the good news.....HE IS GETTING A PUPPY!!

My family is a dog loving family....actually we love animals period. To hear that he was getting his first puppy was a thrill for me. I've had many of those firsts in my life....but the first puppy that was mine will always stick with me. I got a pug and I promptly called her Sarah. She was an awesome dog and my pride and joy. At 14, I figured she was gonna be a chick magnet....and she was. Well, she attracted girls well below the age of 14. I still loved my dog and to this day I still miss her dearly. I could tell you a story about how I sneaked out my bedroom window one night while Sarah was sleeping in my room. Two hours later I came home and was surprised to see the glowing cherry of my mom's cigarette in the dark and then the light of the living room lamp coming on with my mom sitting there with Sarah on her lap, tail wagging because she was happy to see me....sigh....those were the days.

My son's excited Facebook messages to me told me how he was going to buy her a collar and a leash. He even asked me what kind of dog food he should get. It was neat to see that he was taking on the responsibility of taking care of this dog. Its like parenting and I get to see him do this. The fun part is acquiring the puppy.....the hard part is paper training them. Now, being I know he will sooner or later read this blog, I am not going to say anything too embarrassing about the "potty training" era of his life. I mean, he didn't really take to the "rubbing his nose in it" style of training. He never stayed on the paper when told and he really hated staying in his kennel. So, I had to resort to allowing him to use the toilet and reward him with candies. And being he was my kid, I had to make sure he was doing the right thing by having him show me the good job(s) he was doing. We went through a lot of Smarties before I caught on to the fact that sometimes he would just flush the toilet for a candy.

Anyways, enough about that...I am sure I am going to get a comment soon from my child, so I will wrap this thing up now. My son is now the new owner of a 2 month old puppy named Sarah. I can't wait to meet her!

Have a great week everyone! Cheers!

G.