Can You Even Trust Your Own Family?

My brother Joe is down from Chicago to thaw out for a week until he has to go back to the snowstorm that’s expected next weekend when he drives back!  We went out to dinner and celebrated my oldest brother Angelo’s birthday yesterday.  We all went in his SUV which had a mini DVD player in it, and we watched “Family Guy” on our way to the restaurant.  To think that there are always complaints of people talking on cell phones, yet many nowadays have DVD’s to watch or navigation systems to mess with.  I think banning cell phone use is about as senseless as telling a motorcyclist to wear a seat belt!

Angelo wanted a “Black Forest Cherry Cake”, so trying to still stick with my new year’s resolution I opted for the grilled oriental chicken salad at dinner to help with the enormous amount of fat and calories I was about to inhale!  I do have to share and tell you that a new record was set!  The cake was so beautiful as my mom always out does herself every time she makes one.  It was frosted with real white vanilla heavy whipped cream, cherries all around it on top and chocolate curls she made with a potato peeler all over it. She had one of those little candles that play “Happy Birthday” when you light it in the middle.  The awe of the cake and the musical candle must have put us all in a trance because we had already cut the cake and started eating it before we realized the candle was still lit in the middle!  It was the funniest thing to see the birthday boy blow out his candle on an already half eaten cake!

My mom always made sure we all had a nice birthday party.  She always made one of her famous, simply fabulous German cakes, put up decorations and put the special birthday plates and napkins out.  It was nice to have a little family get together.  Amidst the opening of gifts, I heard about a less fortunate family on the news about a man in Rohde Island who killed his parents and then went on a shopping spree with his girlfriend, then another story about a man in Ohio who killed his adoptive parents and step sister!

You know, it’s a very sad thing if you have to think that a close relative could seriously harm you, but I’m sure all those people would have never surmised someone in their own family would do such a thing. The sad reality is, you really can’t trust anybody.  I’ve learned that in this life, you need to take care of and protect your own self because chances are, nobody is going to do it for you.  A Double Trouble Stun Gun is a great NON lethal self defense tool to have around your house.

If God forbid a family member has a bipolar disorder as one of the murderers did, or if they just snap some day, at least you can use a non-lethal device on them to try to help the situation should they attack you when out of their mind!  Many families have arguments where they don’t talk to each other for months or years, but for the most part, many do make up in time.  Never let your guard down, make sure you protect yourself today!