What were they Thinking?

It is time to comment on the whole Penn State fiasco.  Let me start by saying there is a whole different mind-set in the over 70 crowd.  Remember these people did not grow up with Phil Donahue or Oprah. They had the opinion that if you didn't talk about anything, then it didn't really happen.  I know because as a child I experienced this.  There was no threat of Child Protective services upon brazen adults.  Families handled, or should I say, covered up all their dirty little secrets. My mother commented that one of the women from her sewing club knew Jerry Sandusky and how wonderful he was. No one wants to face the fact that sometimes the worst evil doers have a fantastic mask.  Those are the people you have to worry about the most.  They have interwoven a beautiful lie on the outside.  They pull in their prey and before anyone is aware they have set their trap.

The press is correct that this is all about money and saving the face of Penn State. But don't forget the old saying- children should be seen and not heard.  I suffered both physical and mental abuse as a child.  I would go to the office at school and lay down with a migraine headache.  When the secretary asked if I wanted to go home I said no - I'll go back to class.  I had a close family member that was molested by an older man next door.  She never told me about it until she was 30. She never told my older relatives. They probably wouldn't have elicited that angry-enough reaction.   I don't understand this phenomenon and I don't condone it.  It just is what it is.

I feel horrible for the little boys that had to suffer at the hands of this serial child abuser.  The worst thing for a child is not having someone to protect you, not being able to tell and be believed.  Hopefully this whole incident, along with the Catholic church scandals will bring more awareness to importance of protecting, believing and empowering our children.