Parenting after 35
S/O the news...
Does anyone else find that since they became a mom, horrifying news reports are that much harder to watch/hear about? I remember my MIL always saying she d/n like to watch movies involving crimes against children (I was telling her about the movie "Gone Baby Gone"). It was before I became a mom, and I remember thinking- wow, it's just a movie! But now, I'm becoming the same way. I couldn't bring myself to watch the Jaycee Dugard interview. I'm glad that she was found, and seems to be doing relatively well, but I just couldn't bear to watch because all I could think about was all of the years that she lost and what she must have suffered through. Anyways, I didn't used to be like this, so I'm thinking it must be the "mommy" in me.
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Re: S/O the news...
I think this is totally true. I did watch the Jaycee Dugard interview. I am fascinated by how well adjusted she seems to be. I'm not gonna lie, I did cry, but I see the strength in her and find her inspiring.
News reports of parents abusing and killing their children bring me to tears. I used to watch them in shock, but now I get very emotional about it. I think for me that part of that is about being a mom, and the other part is about having a great deal of trouble getting pregnant and wondering how anyone can treat their babies as anything less than a perfect gift.
Absolutely 100% agree that things like that affect me more now than before.
But I couch that by saying I'm still kind of hardened to begin with. I was a TV news producer for 20-some years and you get kind of used to all the crime and gory details of things. You have a tendency to forget this is "real life" and not some story that you're putting together to entertain the public.
I do think there's so many more horrific crimes against children lately. I blame our bad economy. It's a known fact that violence in general rises when people are depressed and stressed over finances.
ADDED: This is one of the major reasons why I am no longer working in television news. After so long, you just get tired of it.
After being a mother, it is so hard for me to comprehend anyone who wants to harm a child. Also, accidents just break my heart. I cannot even imagine the pain involved with losing a child.
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I was just thinking this the other day. I want to cry every time I hear about a poor little one who has had a terrible fate, often from a parent. My heart breaks...much more now that I am a mom. I think of my own little guy and I want to squeeze him even tighter. I think of all of the people who want children so badly who would have given that child the loving life they deserve. I wonder what kind of world this is where people harm children and animals.
I find myself just wanting to avoid the news, especially local news. I used to consider myself an intelligent woman on top of current events, but now I am so disheartened about everything that I'd rather just watch mush on tv and read US magazine.
Totally agree with all of you.. can't even watch the news with all the violence against children. Yep.. Does seem worse lately. How could someone hurt a child?
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