Hello Steemians!!
Starting this post, I'm unsure if this will come off as random ramblings or not, but I will try and choose my words in an organized way. I was inspired by reading 
I'll start off with some lyrics in a David Bowie song. Bowie was very eccentric, but I miss him, and am a fan of several of his recordings. One of my favorites is "Soul Love." In the beginning of this song, he sings:
Stone love, she kneels before the grave
A brave son, who gave his life
To save the slogans
That hover between the headstone and her eyes
For they penetrate her grieving
A mother who lost her courageous son in battle. What did he die for? The slogans? What does that mean? Imagine what was written on his headstone. "Died For Our Freedoms" comes to mind...Did he really die protecting our freedom? Or did he die protecting the postulation of what was meant to be when our country was founded, but something we really don't experience. The slogan penetrates her grieving because here is her son, a young man who died, perpetuating the lie...he was not free, he was dead...
That's how I interpret the lyrics anyway, you may have different ideas. I am in no way disrespecting our armed forces here. I feel pride for my country and am a patriot. (Patriotism to me means love for the land and love for the people.) I value everyone, and many vets feel similar sentiments after experiencing first hand the dysfunction of what America is doing and after what they went through.
Why do I say real freedom is a lie? I doubt anyone I know would blatantly diss freedom, but do we really have it? I'm going to say no because of the way my freedom and the freedom of others is threatened. We live in a tattletale society. One anonymous call to CPS, and your freedom to parent how you choose is forever ripped from you when your children are removed by the state. 
Instead, a social worker looks at:
- Education
- Hygiene
- Bedtime
- Parent's habits
- Nutrition
- Socialization
- How much support a family has
- Potty training
- Discipline methods
- Finances
- Health
- Oral care
- Whether or not he/she likes you
My how CPS has changed since it was first created because they supposedly wanted to save abused children...
If you don't know, my family is under investigation by CPS. It has been almost 2 weeks since I last heard from them. This is an uncomfortable silence...Our children are still here, but knowing that CPS looks at all these areas of my life, my wings have been clipped, and I am not free...
I must:
- Always make sure my house is clean, no clutter or dishes in the sink
- Always prepare healthy meals, and if they fend for themselves they will eat junk
- Make sure they do all their schoolwork everyday, someone even suggested sending them back to school to avoid losing them
- Make sure they never skip a toothbrushing or dental cleaning
- Don't let them spend the day in their PJs, it looks bad
- Never let them get dirty, that looks bad too
- Make sure they don't stay up too late or sleep in
You get the point. I'm not saying these things are wrong, far from it, but being coerced into a way of living leaves no room for our humanity, factors that make everyday a different adventure, freedom!! Would you be safe if CPS looked at your life? I feel like I need to turn into a machine. I don't make a very good machine. Some people are good at it. This puts our family in danger...
What would it look like if all your freedoms were taken away? Would you make a good machine?
What would your life be like if you were really free?
Love snowpea ❤
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