Be Real...

Tara Hoke Schiro

I wish a salesman, when pitching his product, would be brave enough to say: "Here are the pros, here are the cons; make your decision."

I wish men would stand up and get mad about being portrayed as stupid in commercials, movies, TV shows, kids programming and radio ads.

I wish that the people who believe in God would be brave enough to refer to him as God, instead of chickening out and referring to Him as the Universe.

I wish there was a law that all politicians, from the school superintendent to the President of the United States, had to tell the complete truth in campaign ads. No manipulation or twisting the facts to suit you.

I wish that during their campaigns, politicians would be brave enough to say, "Here are my strengths, here are my weaknesses, here are my indiscretions, here are my successes, here are my failures; I would like your vote if you'll have me."

I wish people of all religions, but especially Christians, would be brave enough to talk about and stand firm in the parts of their doctrine that are confusing, contradictory, or that is just plain 'out there.'

I wish people of all religions, but especially Christians, would be brave enough to say, "here are the strengths, here are the weaknesses."

I wish I could replace the word 'wish' with the word 'hope' in this post.

I wish people would take responsibility for their thoughts and behavior and stop blaming other people.

In regards to abortion, I wish people would stop saying, "it's her body." There is not an extra arm growing inside her uterus.  It is a completely different set of DNA; which is not her body.  It is her child's body, growing inside her body. Which is why you are charged with two murders, not one, if you kill a pregnant woman.

I wish that as a society, we would stop talking out of both sides of our mouth.

I wish that parenting classes were mandatory.

I wish it was cool to swing on a swing after 40.

I wish Christians would be brave enough to follow the example that Jesus set for us when He was here.

I wish men and women would concentrate on being whole and complete before they marry and have kids.

I wish people would just be real.

I wish I was kidding.