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What Would You Do?

October 16, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 4 Comments

The afternoon felt like an episode of that popular John Quinones television show What Would You Do? But John Quinones wasn’t hiding in the shrubs or parked on the curb, and these were no actors.

Over the past ten years, I’ve heard and/or watched the scene play out before, only this time his rage was nearly escalated to a point of no return. Of course, how do you really know what another person’s tipping point is? 

It’s easy to not get involved. I’m good at minding my own business. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors, and we haven’t walked in someone else’s shoes, and there are two sides to every story, yada, yada, yada. I know all that. But when anger is displayed and flaunted in front of me, I will no longer be silent. Children must be protected, sometimes by outsiders.

Sometimes by me.

talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
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October 16, 2013 was Blog Action Day – topic, Human Rights.


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  1. Kathy says

    October 18, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    A girls got to do what a girls got to do! You go!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 19, 2013 at 6:21 pm

      Thank you Kathy!

      Reply
  2. Corinne Rodrigues says

    October 19, 2013 at 1:48 am

    So proud of you, Talya!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 19, 2013 at 6:21 pm

      Thanks Corinne!

      Reply

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