Friday, December 31, 2010

Evil or Just Mean

Mean stepparents are a pet peeve of mine.  We just happened to be in ear-shot of one while in Augusta this afternoon.  He, his wife, his baby, an older woman and a nine year old stepson were together as a grouping.  The stepfather would not get off the kid’s back.  Within in a few minute span he told the nine year old that he had buck teeth, to sit up straight, he should never take him out along with a bunch of other things I was trying to hear and block out at the same.  It was a battle within me not to go up to the guy and say, “Buddy, you chose the situation, he didn’t.  Be a man and leave the boy alone.”  I can only imagine this nine year old boy will never measure up to his little brother.  I earnestly and honestly prayed this little boy would receive the love of God to compensate for the complex he will receive from his parental situation. 

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