Just My Voice of Reason
My name is Kieleigh Anders and I am questioning my sanity. We have so much information and “news” at our fingertips. Most of what I read and hear makes me wonder what is wrong with me. I always seem to have the unpopular opinion and am constantly told I am not politically correct. I see what I say as very logical, but I guess everyone thinks that about themselves.
I grew up in a lower middle-class family in Pennsylvania. I was brought up by an honest, hardworking family. I was taught that no one is entitled, you need to have values and work for what you want. There were many times in my childhood that my father would work two crappy jobs to provide for everything we needed and some of what we wanted. My mother made several attempts at being a stay-at-home mother to raise us kids but was often unable to do so due to our financial situations. They did what they could, and we were never without the necessities.
As I grew up, I tried to instill the same values into my children. You start at the bottom and work your way up. You need to earn what you have, not expect it to be handed to you. As my teenage kids’ friends spend the summers and weekends having fun, mine are working. They may not be my biggest fan now, but I hope they will appreciate it in the future. I do not want my kids to grow up to be the people out there that make me question my sanity. As I hear some people’s opinions out there, I really wonder if my opinions are ridiculous crazy babble, or the voice of reason people need.