You go girl!!!

I agree that irresponsible parents are just as guilty of child abuse as irresponsible pet owners are of animal abuse. Neglect, in either case, is just as bad as deliberate acts of violence or deprivation.

The only thing to change in the past two hundred years regarding the security of our communities is the perpetuation of the illusion that our community and our home is in fact secure. For some reason, there are an ever greater number of us who seem to think that an ordered community is inherently safe. That assumption may actually have just the opposite effect.

Good cue on perspective there Susan!