Has this world always been like this?

United States
April 25, 2007 9:54pm CST
Seriously!?! Or is it that I just never kept up with news events before a couple years ago...It seems like this world just keeps getting worse and worse and worse. Today on the news, 12 year old murders man, tornados kill 10, Virgina Tech shooting, loosing soldiers in Iraq...and these are just to name a few! Things are just horrible now a days. Seems like the world is falling apart. And it seems like people do meaner and meaner things as the days go by. I'm truly scared for my children. I don't even want to imagine how I would keep a hold and take care of 5 children if there were a bomb, or flooding, or tornados. It scares me to death. I know noone wants to really talk about this, because if you don't imagine it, it won't come true (in your head, or mine atleast). You don't want to ever think of that day that "might" come. For me, It would probably make me crazy. I do feel like I need to sit my kids down and say if this happens~you are to do this. Or if that happens, do that. I need to have some kind of a plan. But, like I said, it scares me to death. I'm starting to really stress over it. Am I being paranoid or just worrying too much? Is there anyone else that feels like this?
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
26 Apr 07
No Steph it hasn't always been like this it is getting worse and as I just said in another Discussion the reason is that Children are left to their own devices by most Parents today and are not being taught right from wrong anymore
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
27 Apr 07
Yes it is Sweet and it breaks my heart to see it and if you ruffle some Feathers well they say the truth hurts
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• United States
27 Apr 07
True, true, true....to me (and I'm sure I'm going to ruffle some feathers here) it seems like parents just don't give a darn anymore. I know that certain members of my family are more worried about where they are going to get their next 'fix' from than what their kids are doing. It's sad and those parents need to be locked up just as well as the kids in some cases. This whole world is just falling apart...
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
26 Apr 07
I am with you!! It is getting so crazy!! People are doing very strange and violent acts and the weather is unpredictable. I have went as far as storing some canned goods and water in the basement, and a little bag of necessities. It is getting worse and worse and you never know what to expect. What is even scarier is what our kids and grandkids will have to go through.
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• United States
27 Apr 07
I KNOW!! It terrifies me! I don't even want to imagine what life is going to be like 50 years from now. I'm going to start stock piling some water and food...you never know :-(
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
27 Apr 07
I'm not sure that the food and water will benefit us, but it is worth a try. It is crazy how we have to think ahead and make plans to let others know we are ok if we are not together.
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