As a new parent, I have found that I am flush with new perspectives and emotional responses. I find that I am far more likely to be infatuated with miniature clothing prominently featuring cartoon animals. I am more tolerant of being liberally coated in drool. I engage in singing more often, which is to say “at all,” to a visibly pleased audience of one.
It’s not all so positive though. I’ve also noticed some increased tendencies to be overly and aggressively protective, a response I probably don’t need much encouragement with. When the pediatrician’s office notified me that Logan’s insurance was being denied prior to his frenectomy, I did act very gentlemanly. Fortunately, I was able to channel my displeasure at the insurance company, an industry that I believe deserves all the abuse it gets.
Today I saw this video. I’ll warn you, that links to a surveillance video of a baby sitter abusing an 11 month old child in ways that are potentially fatal. A year ago I would have watched this video and had a negative response along the lines of “That’s terrible. This person should face a stiff penalty.”
I watch it now and I’m filled with a murderous rage. If that were my child in the video, I would have to be restrained. Just sitting here typing this, and remembering it, makes me angry. I think of my son being treated like that and I feel compelled to violence.
Here is a picture of a puppy to help you get over the angry thoughts.
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Where’s the video?
The first sentence of the third paragraph is a hyperlink. Click on it to go to the webpage with the video. I wasn’t able to embed it in the post.