Horror Stories

There have been so many horrifying stories in the news lately concerning infants and children being killed, maimed or abandoned. By their parents. As someone who wants children and can't have them, I find this inexplicable. Yesterday alone I read three stories at CNN.com, one from Georgia, and two from Texas, Houston and McKinney.

As I struggle to understand why something as seemingly simple and natural as conception has eluded me, I find myself at odds with the planet. There is no cosmic or karmic lottery, people aren't picked to be parents based on how loving or capable they are, and bad things happen to good people and vice versa. Trying to wrap my brain around the world I live in is a challenge these days.