My brother gave my son a cowboy costume...handcuffs, spurs, badge, but
no gun. I'm guessing that cowboys are becoming more politically correct
these days. That did not stop my son--he quickly procured one from his
personal arsenal.
He ran downstairs the morning after receiving
this gift (having slept with all of those cuddly items in his bed) and
asked, "DO YOU WANT TO BE ARRESTED OR SHOTTEN?" No "dood morning,
mommy!" no hugs or kisses...just wanted to know which of these miseries
I would prefer.
Yesterday he received a Darth Vader Transformer
and asked, wielding a light saber, if I would prefer to be "shotten or
cut in half." I chose to get "shotten" because I thought I'd have a
better chance of survival.
Makes you think about the choices
we're given in life. Sometimes the decisions we make seem just like
that--a choice between two bad things, so we choose the least bad thing
that we can, or at least the one that will be less painful. It seems to
me that many people are doing this with their lives, their health, and
their children's education. They look around them at the options they
are given by society, the government, and their surroundings and choose
the lesser of two evils in any given situation. It's like being at
McDonald's and choosing a chicken sandwich instead of a burger because
supposedly it's healthier, but you're STILL at McDonald's.
When
my son gave me the option to be "arrested or shotten" I politely said,
"neither, thank you. I'm feeding your sister right now." That's my
point. Stop choosing the least bad thing and make the decision to avoid
them altogether and make a new way. It's why we got rid of our t.v.
service. It's why we are focusing on our family's nutrition and health,
and it's why I breastfeed my baby and homeschool my son.
May you be encouraged to make the best choice...not the least bad choice today...for your family and always.
I have to tell you..I made another one of these decisions just today!! I loved this blog post and can totally relate. I'm another one of those "never will do it" who has proven myself wrong almost everytime. Thanks again! Makes me feel so "not alone."
