Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be psychopaths

I have been concerned by one of the ads on the Internet recently says, “Obama wants moms to go back to school.” I would rather see moms prioritizing something more important that they can never go back and do later, rearing their children. If a woman chooses to become pregnant and has a child, it becomes her responsibility to love, protect and care for the child.

One of my co-workers will soon be presenting an inservice about psychopaths, and we were talking. The word psychopath had fallen into disuse in psychiatry but apparently is being used again to describe and label a particular set of behaviors, more often men, who can be charming predators, seductive, cold, and lacking conscience. With Drew Peterson back in the news, we can see a typical modus operandi, but most do not end up in prison. Instead they leave a trail of perplexed, guilt ridden, angry, financially depleted people whose lives they have messed up.

How does a person get this way? Pam was saying it is believed they miss that important bonding during the first year or two of their lives, and because so many mothers have relinquished the care of their babies to others, the percentage of psychopaths is expected to continue to climb. Not good.

I would like to say, "Moms love your babies. If you need to go back to school, there will be time."