I want to take a moment to talk about our kids. This is not a public service announcement this is a lets get real announcement. So I may annoy some and even appear to be on a soap box. Frankly, I don’t give a damn. This is not just about the kids in your home but your neighborhood kids, your kids friends, extended family members and so on. People are killing their kids like crazy which brings me to the following reasoning. If you see something, say something. In today’s society some refer to that as snitching or ratting someone out. Crickets…. And… Who cares. I honestly believe that if more people would ask questions and show more concern, especially when it comes to children, then there would be less room for abusive parents to slay their kids. For instance if you know your neighbor has 3 kids and then all of a sudden one of them disappears. Suddenly you never see that third child any more. Say something! Do not be afraid to at least ask your neighbor in a polite way about that child. Run the risk of being called nosey or a b**ch. Your questioning might save a child’s life.

For instance in the case of Shaniya Davis, whose mother sold her off to be a sex slave. Shaniya had not been in school for days. Why didn’t her teachers make an effort to say something? To call both parents perhaps. If they could not reach either parent. Perhaps they could have even had the Dept Of Social services check in on the child. Now people are coming out saying that Shaniya was known to have cigarette burns on her arms and face. Why didn’t anyone have the courage to say something beforehand instead of waiting till the child is deceased to talk about the neglect they noticed?

Another case would be that of Caylee Anthony who was gone for a month before she was reported missing. Why didn’t a family member or anyone close to the mother at least raise more questions about this child’s location? Personally, had she had been a child in my family that suddenly disappeared and the mom never had a clear answer for where she was for a month I would have been raising hell. Maybe then it would not have taken them six months to find her dead body.

I know that people want their privacy and in all fairness, they deserve it. However, there is a way to show concern without violating someone’s privacy. Even if they do become annoyed who cares? I also know that there is no guarantee that you showing concern for someone else’s child will prevent further abuse but the children are certainly worth the effort. Especially when that moment of annoyance might help to save a child’s life. Open your mouth.