what about our children?

I'm so tired of people and politicians arguing about Obamacare, deciding which light bulbs we can buy or not, about GoGreen, the country's debt, safer air....

After listening to the story and praying for the missing 9 year old boy in New York City, then learning of the outcome, I was overcome with frustration, fear, and deep anger.

Even amongst my own family, I am notorious for being a vigilant protector of my children. Specifically concerning where they go, who they're going with and what they're doing.

I don't want my kids out in our front yard unsupervised for even a few minutes. There are very few people I would even consider to watch my children.

Out in public, I do not like letting them out of my sight for even a second. It's too dangerous.

They are never to go to a public restroom alone. Not even my eleven year old. There are way too many perverts out there. Paranoid? No way. Overly cautious? Nope. How about: Vigilant. Overprotective? You bet.

For the critics-- I'd rather err on the side of overprotective than under-protective. And the truth is: Only a fool would argue with that.

Hey, if Ethan goes out front to dump the recycling, then I'm at the door keeping an eye on him. I've even got a long list of dos and don'ts for when grandmas are with them. I'm extremely strict about that.

Here's what I think...When my children are able to wrestle their Dad down and win is when I think they're old enough to walk alone somewhere. Those are our rules.

Back to the politics-- why is it that we feel we have to protect every group under the sun and even to the point of defending anti-American nations, spending billions and even trillions of dollars to do so, yet our elected officials and governmental leaders turn a blind eye to the ongoing assault on our children.

Our idiotic leaders are more concerned about the fat content of happy meals than enforcing the most severe punishments on those who harm children. I mean, they don't even enforce the laws they have on the books! Just a superficial check on the web shows me that there's a bunch of pedophiles in the near vicinity of several local elementary schools. This is not classified information, and yet I see grade school children walking by their homes and apartments daily-- without an adult or older sibling accompanying them.

Every time some politician runs for election, why don't I ever hear them say that one of their top priorities will be to keep pedophiles off the streets and away from children, schools, parks and libraries. Why don't they declare war on the predators of the most vulnerable of our society? And at least save some from horrible, tragic endings.

I do not believe in rehabilitating them, restoring them or allowing them to assimilate back into society. If one came into our church, there would very specific restrictions. Yes, God does forgive and can restore them, but would I let them wander about the church unattended? No way.

What am I more worried about: Offending them or protecting the children of our church? Well, it probably won't happen-- but it could. I'd rather not take the risk.

When is the government going to make our children a priority. I'm sick of hearing about all the other 'important' agendas. Give me a president that wants to keep convicted pedophiles away from our children. Over protecting my children doesn't mean they are being stifled, it means I'm doing my job.