Kony 2012

  So by now everyone should have seen the Kony 2012 by Invisible Children.With over 50 million view on Youtube it is one of the most successful video campang to date, I think. If not I added the video here, it is a 30 minute documentary about Joseph Kony the leader of the  militant group  LRA and how he kidnaps children, sell girls in sex trade and destroys families  in Uganda.

   Now seeing this video I was all work up. Like most people I shared it on Facebook, twitter it and even talk about it with close friends and family. I understand Invisible Children goal, which is to show the government that we do care that they need to send troops down there to aid in the capture of this person. 

Now, unlike most people I like to do my research, i don't like my stuff spoon feed.I decided to go online and gather all the information I can. I wanted my view on this whole situation be not to be based on one video. I also didn't want to donate anything until I saw this is a reputable charity, meaning that money is being spent on the kids and not them. 

   I was watching the news this morning, and one of the members of invisible children. I was shock when they said 13 million was donated, and about only 3 million was sent to Africa. Seriously? I mean, I know that it takes money to run an organization, but 8 million was spent on advertisement and over head.  But only 3 million was sent, lets see you tube, Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter all of them free so i think that would of took care of making Kony name well known. And i give about million for expenses and that's just me being gracious. Personally, I am not spending 10 bucks on a bracelet or 5 dollars on a kit. I rather give the money and not looking for anything in return.

I really wanted to go into a rant on you tube about this but it looks like someone beat me to it.

"I am okay, it is just steroids week"

While I was at appointment last week,I was sitting next to a mom with an "unruly" kid  of hers running around. and for the first time i wasn't mad. I didn't get up, i didn't roll my eyes, or suck my teeth. and after a couple of minutes the mom, turn around and apologize for her kids actions he had ADHD and some other things going on plus they made him fast so he was just unhappy,hungry and he had extreme mood swings. And I completely understand. I told her my daughter situation and how the days she was on her meds I didn't know who I was going to get at any given moment. She ask how I dealt with it? My reply was simple,I take a step back.
 Now I know this might sound silly, when it has to deal with a 7 year old. However, I think it is important with dealing with a kid that is on medication that makes them have mood swings.  So I have to take two steps back and breath when she starts her yelling, crying and stomping
 I have to ask myself simple questions two questions: Is it my tone? Why is she really upset about?
I am 98%able to deal with it, the other 2% I want to hide in the closet and hope she doesn't find me. All in all i repeat the words "I am okay, it is just steroids week"and wait till Sunday.

This past week was my little girls 7th birthday. I am just amazed at how big she has gotten.