When a child brings home something a parent is proud of, such as an original drawing, or a great report card from school, it gets placed on the refrigerator. A friend, neighbor, or relative may spot it and comment, "You must be so proud."
And truth be told, the parent does feel a bit of pride, even if the item on display is not a Rembrandt or a piece of paper studded with "A"s.
After all, it represents the culmination, or at least the beginning of the journey toward what the parent had dreamed of for their child.
The parent, as mentor, has tried to point the offspring in the desired direction his or her entire life, and can now start to see the budding of their bidding, the fruits of their unselfish labor.
I wonder if the refrigerator in Mitch McConnell's home, or Ted Abbott's kitchen will display the achievements of the nurtured murderer of children in Uvalde, TX this week.
Will the headlines replace those of the deranged killer in a Texas church, or a Walmart?
Or will the photos of the grieving parents be tacked onto the appliance alongside the current massacre, leaving space for the next one, and the one after that, and on and on.
It is way past time for the Repub party to join the overwhelming majority of humans across America in their desire to end these senseless attacks on innocent men, women, and of course, children!
Take the bill, passed by the Democratic majority in the House, out of the freezer and place it on the table to be voted on!
Let the public see who is on the side of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, without fear of being gunned down in a movie theater, a church, a high school, or an elementary school, and which political party is, instead, in the pocket of the NRA!
Thoughts and prayers are not a substitute for seeing one's child grow up, get married, have children, and buy a house with a refrigerator upon which they can post wonderful works of art that rival a Picasso!
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