I Just Don't Understand

[Nicole]

I just saw the commercial for the ASPCA again...you know the one...the one with all the sad, pathetic, injured animals looking at the camera. As I sit and look out my window at my doods as they frolic and play in the snow I just don't understand how people can have animals and not feel the nurturing urges and joy that come with caring for a furry family member.  My heart breaks for them as I grab a kleenex...again. Animal Cops also causes this same bewilderment and many times brings on tears of sadness. And what is completely unfathomable to me are those who don't take care of their human family members...the children I see day in and day out as a school teacher whose lives are in such chaos that it's no wonder they're not worried about what an adjective is or the object of a prepositional phrase. They want to know if there will be food on the table, who will be home when they get there, and if it will be safe.

I get such delight from the accomplishments and antics of my children, and almost as much from those of my doods. I enjoy watching them grow and play, spoiling them, spending quality time with them...and yes I am talking about both my children and my doods :p Although if you ask my children they will tell you I love the doods more haha...I tell them that's because the doods always think I am cool and are excited to see me (but between you and me my children are loved on a whole other level above my doods...I just can't let them know it or they'll be awful to live with lol) A bit of levity in such a heavy blog.

My New Year's resolution is to "buck up" and to volunteer at our local animal shelter...to try to bring some love into the lives of these abandoned animals. I tend to be very emotional and get attached very quickly, but I need to try to make a difference. But not just that....I also want to do my best to bring all of the stability and care I can to these little ones' lives each day I have with them at school. They need to know that "Mrs. MacGraham", "Mrs. Graham", "Mrs. Music", and all of my other a.k.a's cares about each and every one of them even if they don't get my name right...  my name is actually Mrs. LeGrand...but with the little ones at school I have learned to answer to about anything lol.

 

 

 

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

I can't even watch through that commercial-it seems so unreal. Like who does that? But then again Milwaukee is on it's 5th homicide in the 1st 4 days of the new year. Where do these people go wrong??

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

I know exactly what you mean. :o( Why can't we all just love and care for each other. Why does there have to be such badness in the world.

[Lorraine Bromley]

There was an announcement on the news last night( I think) about Niagra OSPCA is being investigated. I am having an 11 year old  cousin over for the holidays, and she has been helping me look after all the dogs visiting our house during the holidays I hope we are "saving" the right one. There is alot of need and not to much help and I am losing faith in the institutions that were supposed to protect the ones in need. I am seeing first hand the lack of help  and the limitations that exist for an average person to step up. So We do what  we can and hope it is enough.

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

I hear exactly what you're saying.  I taught at the middle school level for 25 years and was stunned by the amount of neglect and abuse that existed.  In most cases, alcohol, drugs, and/or mental illness played key rolls.  I knew that I couldn't "save" the kids, but I could make their experience in my classroom a positive one.