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britt - 2006-02-16 17:00:40
i can empathize with the "reading about terrible situations" thing. i used to do the same thing with holocaust stories when i was in high school. i think it was partially a "rubbernecker syndrome", i wanted to learn about the atrocities. however, i think another big part was a desire to foster empathy and awareness. when one hears of a horrible story, i think it's healthy to consider what YOU would have done in the situation. preventative measures, i guess. i can't watch or read about stories of child abuse, though. i start crying. one time, stone and i were watching a news program, and there was video of a caregiver shaking and slapping an infant. i could not stop crying or trembling, but i wouldn't let him turn off the tv. i had to empathize with the child. i had to internalize the fact that i would NEVER allow something like that to happen to my child. i had to send a mental prayer to that child, offering reparations for the horribleness it didn't deserve. i fear that i'm rambling. but anyways, i feel you, girl.
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