Friday, July 30, 2010

This Okeefe guy is too funny!

So I was doing my normal browsing of Youtube in my down time, and I came across a guy named Okeefe that does alot of mockery type skits and songs, which are extremely funny (to me, that is). I've been completely tickled at all these new dances the world has created for men to do, and always find myself thinking of gay men vogueing in an urban type way when I see certain ones. So this video really had me cracking up, because it's almost like a response to my thoughts:


Michaela Jackson wrote a final prayer before murder-suicide


Michaela Jackson, NY native, was found dead in her apartment along with her son, Kenneth Holmes 12, in what appeared to be a murder-suicide. This situation was definitely an unfortunate one, and seemed to come out of the blue. According to Kenneth's father, as well as family and friends, Michaela had just gotten a promotion at her workplace, and also was planning on going to Jamaica. No one saw it coming.


Those that followed her blog, however, should have known something was different when she posted this prayer, which ultimately ended up being her last entry before she took her own life, as well as her sons:


"I sincerely repent of my sins, and receive Jesus as my personal savior," she wrote on Its Micks World. "Now as your child, I turn my entire life over to you".


Normally a prayer like this isn't necessarily shared via a blog for the rest of the world to see, as getting saved is very personal, and usually not for show. This had obviously been on Michaela's mind.


Investigators believe that the stress of taking care of an autistic child overwhelmed her. The question that I have is this: Are parents with autistic children properly trained? This question is especially focused toward minorities and lower income families. Alot of the medication, training, and programs for kids with autism are considered unavailable or too pricey, and many families believe that they can do without. Autism is a serious condition, and requires special treatment that many have no idea of when their child is born. Could proper treatment and being well informed have played a part in saving this child's life,as well as removing extra stress from his mother's?