Ahh the world of misery

In these tough times it's very hard for anyone to maintain a smile. You look around and everyone looks soooo miserable. It's understandable why. With the way this world is there is so much pain , suffering and fear that it's shocking. You can't even watch the news without shaking your head.

What is going on exactly? People shooting people? I was watching the news the other day and there was a report of a teen shooting 15 people in school and this was in Germany! Our children are lost. If you pay attention to even the mildest cartoon they are so violent. If not violent, then just down right scarey. My nephew loves this show called Fenius and Ferb on Disney....ok i watched it with him and the only thing about the show is that the kids build things, but the older sister in this show spends all her time trying to "bust" her brothers'. Is that teaching kids its ok to "tattle"? I was always taught that tattling was wrong unless someone was about to be hurt.
Remember The Brady's...they taught the whole tattling lesson among other things.
It's almost as if tv has turned into something to dumb kids down.
Granted i like shows like Barney and so forth ( i can't watch them without wanting to pull my hair out), but they actually teach kids something.
I'm sure that i'm not the only parent that sees this. There's no way i can be.
I love this country for the "freedom" , but at the same time, are we really doing what's right with our kids?
I lived in an area that i thought would expose my kids to other cultures once( my children are bi-racial btw) and i'll never do that again. There were people that were angry for being "kept down" but at the same time were loud and obnoxious. While others were getting up to go to work, they were sitting on the porch bitching about the world. And these citizens are raising their kids to carry on that tradition...lol

I don't know, life is already hard, but if we all do our part we can make it better.
If we take the time to stop and see the beauty around us instead of picking up guns then things will be ok. I understand that life is hard, but it's even harder if we all continue on without a little smile.

I became a mother at a young age, and yes times were very hard, but i still tried to carry on with a smile...if not that then a laugh. (comedy is the best medicine)

So think about it, would it really hurt to smile at someone passing by?
Who knows they might smile back at you...maybe even say hello.