"Overwhelmed": A Blog About What's Going On In The World

By feeling overwhelmed, it means the person is given 'too much of something'. Sometimes people feel overwhelmed by emotion, and yes this can be a positive or negative experience, depending on the emotion.

I don't usually post or write about what's going on in the news or topics of this sort. Particularly because it sparks debate.

For the main part, I don't like to debate people.

But today, I thought I'd chime in because this is enough!

I remember when the Trayvon Martin case was on TV. I was about 4 or 5 months pregnant with our son. When they read the verdict I nearly threw up! I remember thinking, "I'm bringing a black baby boy into this world soon" and how I feared for him as his mother.

Then more lives were taken.

Eric Garner, Philado Castile, most recently Ahmaud Aubrey and George Floyd. It's disturbing to the point where it really does sicken me to my stomach. When I think about these men, I think about my Husband, my Dad, my Uncle. I think about it personally. How they were someones friend, someones significant other, someones father, someones son. I hurt for those who have lost their loved one so viciously.

Then there's the women like Sandra Bland. I really thought mostly until Sandra Bland, it was only men being abused or murdered by Cops. This struck a nerve with me because when I was younger, I used to get pulled over by the Cops a lot for speeding and incorrect tags. Many of them were nice. Some not so much. I thought to myself, "what if that was me when I got pulled over?"

But what about the Police home invasions? Well, that's a whole other topic too.

Life seems so invaluable to some people. It's particularly scary when that some is wears a badge! It's not only scary, it's horrendous and foul.

On top of the Covid-19 stress, this is just too much!

I'm sick, I'm sad and I'm angry this continues to happen...

May God bless each and every family member that has gone through this, and the witnesses who have watched helplessly as these people who are supposed to protect, kill.

Until next time...