Haiti Hatey

I am so saddened by the devastation caused in Haiti. We've started a fund in my classroom: Pennies for Haiti. My kids came up with it. Because they are awesome.

There has been a lot of talk on FB regarding Haiti. Josh posted something today in response to one of his "friends" in Indiana that made me excessively proud to be his girlfriend. The poster was bitching about Obama giving US Funds to Haiti for humanitarian aid. Josh said he was proud to be the citizen of a country that will come to the aid of those who suffer. Friends of this poster began posting that Josh was Anti-American and that he had drunk the "kool-aid" or "hater-aid". Besides having a knee-jerk reaction of wanting to curse at them, I'm so sad that people feel this way.

I have never been someone loyal only to my country, but rather loyal to humanity. Call me what you will, but I am devoted to making this world a better place by taking care of the individuals within it, no matter what race or creed or ethnicity. I am not religious and I'm irritated with religion for the fact that it influences people to judge others and discriminate. When someone says, "God wanted Haiti to suffer", I want to scream. How could anyone believe in a supreme being that punishes and kills? I just don't get it.

All of this is just a ramble of words that aren't well thought-out, but it's what comes from the core of my being in a jumble and it makes sense to me. I just needed to get it out.