So my plan was to keep this lighthearted, humorous & entertaining. Which is still my plan/goal... except today I was having a thought about my child which made me think of something...
So I've always believed myself to be bulletproof, fireproof (which I've proven a few times lol), can drink death under the table & pretty much unstoppable...despite common sense. Then my found out my wife & I are having a little girl. Suddenly my mortality hits me & I begin to think of a lot of things. Mostly of my wife & my lil girl. I think about my future & theirs.
So my thought says. I'm a family man now.
Normally this is where you see the term "family man" & imagine a dad playing in the yard with his kids & dogs while the wife takes pictures & laughs. Which is something I plan to do. I want the 50's style bill board picture perfect family all laughing & playing together. You could even hit play & watch it happen in front of you.
What you don't see is what lies underneath.
I'm going to actually advise & warn readers some of you may want to stop here.
What is underneath that happy playful husband that is full of laughter & smiles has he chases his lil girl around the yard, Grabs her & rolls across the grass with her while the dogs are right behind...
Behind every light is a darkness, it balances things out. Light/Dark. Good/Evil. Etc/etc.
Let's fast forward further in that day to night time...
Everyone is sleeping, house it quite. The Husband wakes up in the middle of the night to what he thought was a noise, figures it's nothing, gets up to pee. When we steps out of the dark bathroom he sees a figure standing next to the bed w/ something in their hands & realizes that there is more soft noises in the house & the dogs haven't woken up...
Does he scream & hope he startles the person...
Does he run at him making noise & praying he gets close enough before this intruder doesnt see him...
What does he do? Heart racing, pounding so hard he cant hear. Then he realizes, this is HIS family that is in danger. HE must be the protector. Yes the police need to be called, but he must save his family first.
So he quickly & quietly steps up behind the person & in one quick motion snaps their neck while easing them to the floor. Then grabbing his pillow off the bed & pistol from underneath he steps into the rest of the house. Checking first to see his daughter is unharmed, he slips into the living room where he sees another man filling a bag semi-quietly. Realizing its just enough noise for him to step further into the room, the Husband then wraps the pillow around the pistol, steps up & shoots this intruder one time in the head. Goes quietly back to the bedroom, grabs his phone, steps outside to call the police. After which he goes back in & careful wakes his wife explaining that she doesn't need to freak out but go into their daughters room & wait for him.
Has this actually happened. No. Could it? Yes. My point is this, every single person is capable of doing unspeakable things to people. They just choose to pretend they cant, wont or wouldn't ever think of doing harm to another. In our less civil days thousands of years ago, natural human instinct is fight or flight. If in a position where flight is not possible or more so loved ones are in danger then fight is the option.
Think about it. If you thought or knew there was a risk of someone or something trying to hurt your family in some form of fashion, what would you do? Honestly think about it, then answer yourself. Would you have it in you to end the life of an animal to save your family? Most people wouldn't hesitate it bc it's "just an animal". Well so are we.
What if that 'animal', that threat to your family was a person. Would you have it in you to honestly end the life of another person, to watch them lie there lifeless... or watch them die slowly & painfully with no hope of a second chance?
For most people that answer is no. If you honestly sit there & think about watching someone die or being responsible for a human being no longer being on this earth & the people that would miss them... you wouldn't.
Myself, as a person, a kid at heart, an author, a gamer, a lover, an ass, a comedian, a father, a husband, a son. I would. Without hesitation if it meant saving my family.
I look at it like this, if you put my family in danger in any form. Then all rules, morals, laws, right/wrong, good/bad... it all goes out the window. Family comes first & if you tried to do anything to harm my family I would do anything to stop you.
Now please understand that I do not encourage people to let loose their primal nature on just anyone bc they looked at you, your wife or child in an odd way. I do not encourage murder, mutilation or any other form of violence against other people for whatever your rhyme or reason may be. I think it's sad that people are killed for their wallets, money, possessions or bc someone is mad at them. But I do think if you do anything that would cause harm to someones family in any form, you have it coming.
There are a few movies I could reference but I wont, I'm sure if you're a follower of my blog, friend of mine or the sheer fact you are on the internet & capable of reading/finding blogs... you are more than able to find movies or know movies I would reference...
Side note: Thanks to FrogZombie for the title
