It was early in the morning when the story scrolled across my newsfeed and hit me square in the face. Matt Lauer? Seriously?
A string of famous men’s names has recently shocked the nation with revelations of their sexual misconduct. But I sit here wondering, who is next?
As the days go by and more names are added to this disturbing list I feel sick inside. How is it possible that so many public figures could be this awful behind the scenes? I don’t have an answer but I’m thankful that these dirty sins are coming to light.
I grapple with deep conversations with my older kids about right & wrong, about the world, and about sex.
A strange feeling rushes over me as I recognize my thought pattern over the last few years. Somehow, I could see the injustices, the slow collapse. However, I never saw what was really hiding right around the corner. Although I kept these feelings to myself, I can’t stay silent any longer.
This culture which has bred promiscuity has given birth to diseased thinking. Many of us have grown enslaved to the lies of this society. We’ve been truly deceived.
It’s a culture where girls and woman have to tip-toe through the muck, learning at a really young age to turn the other way. We are taught to pretend we aren’t seeing what we are seeing. Because it isn’t you, it’s me. We learn that boys will be boys and there is nothing we can do about it.
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