I know all about societal shunning, I used to work at a group home & residential homes for Adults with varying mental, emotional & physical disorders, and I can tell you when we were in public, a large majority of the people, gave us weary stares & kept their distance. We need to not be fearful of varied dysfunctional illness be it mental, emotional or physical, but educate & help. (even though it can be very dangerous) Preventative Care is another key to being educated. People need other people’s help. Even people without disorders & dysfunctional behaviors.

When I worked at a high risk group home & in residential, the illness and or mood swings for our folks was sometimes very dangerous. One time I had to intervene a 380 pound male resident with a big butcher knife held over his head because he wanted to kill a female resident who was sitting at the kitchen table. I was so utterly frightened…Preventative Care is not the same thing as avoidance. We are all in this together, it affects us all. None of us would want to be shunned ever, I know I would not want to be. No-one would, not even a mentally, emotionally or physically challenged individual & their families who love them.

I wanted to share this AWESOME Article I seen on FaceBook. This Article Really Opens Eyes To The Inside Scoop of a Mother’s Inside Peril, she is raw and truthfully straightforward: 

Three days before 20 year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.

“I can wear these pants,” he said, his tone increasingly belligerent, the black-hole pupils of his eyes swallowing the blue irises.

“They are navy blue,” I told him. “Your school’s dress code says black or khaki pants only.”

“They told me I could wear these,” he insisted. “You’re a stupid bitch. I can wear whatever pants I want to. This is America. I have rights!”

“You can’t wear whatever pants you want to,” I said, my tone affable, reasonable. “And you definitely cannot call me a stupid bitch. You’re grounded from electronics for the rest of the day. Now get in the car, and I will take you to school.”

I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me. (read full story here)

It Is Important We All Learn From This Horrid Loss Of Lives Best We Can, To Make Sure It Never Ever Happens Again. We Can’t Keep Calling Him A Monster Although & Even Though It Is A Monstrous Act.  Pointing Finger Blame Is Not Going To Resolve It Either. These Parents Lost Their Future.