So I have some questions. You know those mothers, the really damaged, wounded ones, who abuse their children? The ones who starve them, neglect them, beat them and sexually assault them?<\/p>\n
Am I responsible for those women because I am also a woman?<\/p>\n
Should I be at the school gates everyday, making delicate, or perhaps obvious, enquiries into any behaviour that is outside of generically good and kind? Should I be talking to all the mum\u2019s about whether their own toxic childhood is damaging their children?<\/p>\n
If I saw a woman doing any of these things to their children, would I step in? You bet your bottom dollar I would. But would I presume all mothers are like this, degrade them with this presumption and nag and belittle them just in case they might be one of those exceptional and rare cases? No I wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
So I\u2019m not going to do that to men either. I trust human nature to be good and kind. Are there exceptions? Of course. But I won\u2019t poison the whole pot just to punish those perpetrators. As much as it makes me heartbreakingly sad when I hear stories of any form of abuse, it is not helpful to live in fear of it.<\/p>\n
Fear creates fear. Love creates love.<\/p>\n
#fear #love #trust #kindness #men #women #children #notallmen #notallwomen<\/p>\n
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