Not trying to be morbid or anything

As part of my job I have to check out headlines and see what is happening in our country and around the world. I read the Cape Times and News24. What I saw on News 24 was a little disturbing.

The headlines that caught my eye were:
'Crowd bays for paedophiles blood'
'Despicable rapist gets 25yrs'
'Drunken dad raped daughter, 8'
'Man arrested for pensioner rape'

And these are just the cases that have been reported on. I am very concerned about the number of people that are being forced to live with abuse (sexual, emotional and physical). Some people say that it is because of poverty and I beg to differ. It is not just children that live in shacks that are being abused. This is everyone's problem; from the mansions to the shacks. What scares me the most is that no parent can watch their children 24/7. Children spend so much time 'away' from home (school, malls, relatives etc) and there is no saying that they will not fall victim to the abuser in their own homes (like in the story about the man raping his own daughter).

So, what are we going to do protect our children? Be more vigilant? Live in fear? Trust nobody around your kids? Not even the father of your kids? Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying all fathers abuse their kids. That is not what I'm saying! But I am looking for answers. How are the children of South Africa (and the world) suppose to live?

I want to be somebody's wife one day. I want to be a mother to four kids. But today as I read the headlines this morning, I wasn't so sure anymore. I kept thinking about bringing children into a world where it is cot uncommon for 9 month old babies to be raped, where fathers rape their own children (boys and girls), where their mothers or grandmothers aren't safe from sick people. This morning I honestly felt like we were letting the children of the world...

I know, I know: what a morbid post! I wont go any further. Just wanted to share my anxiety with you all.

P.S I promise to do my hot Afrikaans okes post soon :) (Steve was looking hot today again)