A Child Is Not A Social Experiment

 A Canadian family has sparked furious debate about a "social experiment" that they are doing in order to force society to comply with their wish that gender not be a consideration.  Their four month old baby, Storm, is at the center of the controversy.  Storm is, in all likelihood, a boy.  No one, except immediate family members know, though, because they aren't telling.  It strikes me that they quite possibly wanted a girl and are not satisfied, so they are improvising. They intend to raise Storm as neither male or female.  If that's not a recipe for creating gender identity, then nothing is.  God created us as male and female, in every species.  Why, then, does this couple feel that there is something shameful about being a boy or a girl?  And why should Storm bear the weight of their bad decisions?  They want to use this child to try to educate the world.  Actually, I think they need educating.  Which bathroom is a child supposed to go to when they begin school or go to the park?  Perhaps they will home school in order to maintain the secret.  I think that doing this to a child and making the child the butt of jokes and the subject of endless gossip and intrigue is doing a grave disservice to the child.  What will the results of this experiment be?  Public ridicule, endless teasing, a lack of a sense of self-worth and belonging, and perhaps even a gender identity crisis. Do we need another Columbine to give us the results of this horrible social experiment?  I think not.  These parents need a reality check.  Let the child be a child, whatever gender.

 To view CNN's video on the subject, click the link below.

A Child Is Not A Social Experiment

Hurricane Ike, Take a Hike!

Tomorrow at dawn, we'll learn the fate of Galveston and Houston after Hurricane Ike. All of Galveston and part of Houston were under evacuation orders tonight. Thousands of people opted to "ride out" the storm. With a storm surge of 20 feet predicted, the thought seems preposterous, and yet over a third of the population of Galveston opted to stay put, despite being told there would likely be loss of life. One officer was telling those who opted to stay to write their social security number in indelible ink on their forearms so that they could be identified later. That would be enough to convince most people with more than six brain cells that it was time to go. I can't fathom why anyone would opt to risk life and limb, never mind their children and pets, to make a stand and defend the mobile home or house. I'm not sure what they think they'll do when their house starts to fill up with water and the streets are so flooded that emergency workers can't get there, and won't, until the storm lets up. I hope that it's not nearly as horrible as predicted, but it seems inevitable. Houston City officials are already predicting over 11 billion (with a b!) in damage. Shame on those who left their pets behind. The videos of dogs standing chest deep in water while locked inside a fence in the back yards of abandoned homes makes me ill. There is a special place in, well you know, for people who do that. Just say a prayer for everyone and every animal in Southeast Texas. Ike isn't showing any mercy.