> Every headline that right now seems like a "sad story" - a parent losing a child, a child losing a parent,

> kids in cages, a daughter and father who are estranged, etc -- becomes an absolutely wrenching sadness if

> you even FLIRT with the idea of "what if that happened to me/my child"? You develop sensitivities that you

> are surprised at. You realize you have inherited an impossible and awesome responsibility of providing for,

> protecting, loving little blank slates of humanity... in a chaotic and dangerous world.

This was something I was not prepared for when I had my son. I cannot watch media or news stories where kids suffer or get hurt.