Friday, a blogger posts on her blog that TSA took her son. As a mother, my heart felt for her. I was enraged that such a thing could happened and wanted to know why TSA would take a child from any mother. The blog post was dramatic and filled with everything (except the swearing), that a mother feels during times like these. Again, Twitter and Facebook took up the story and people began to contact TSA. TSA then released their own side of the story through actual, real-time footage of the time that the mother was in the airport.
Saturday, both stories were proven to be hoaxes, given by parents, to obtain media coverage. Balloon boy’s parents wanted television coverage and the blogger wanted traffic hits on her blog. Both families sacrificed their children and their own integrity, for this much wanted attention.
What has America come to, when we are willing to sacrifice our children for our own moment of fame? People lie and make up stories so that people will listen to them. What happened to the truth? Politicians tell the voters what they want to hear so that they can get into office. They say that they want to be in office for the people, but if you lowered their paycheck, how many would still run for office? Parents tell their children that they are going to do something and then something else comes up and the child learns that other things are more important than the truth. What are we teaching the future generation through these actions? Self-serving parents are not only ruining this country, but they are destroying their own family. How did we get to this point in America?
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" ~ Isaiah 5:20
3 comments:
I am so glad that you posted this. You were able to put into words everything I (and I am sure others) have been thinking during these strange times. Hug your kiddos and Hugs to you for voicing your feelings!!
Thank you!
Stephanie
Very well said! I was so horrified when I thought that the poor boy had fallen from the balloon. If the parents orchestrated the balloon hoax then they should be prosecuted. Why does everyone want to be famous?
I can remember when you had to actually accomplish something in order to be famous. These days you just neeed a gimmick or a hoax.
Posted a link on my blog
it is just sad
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