Happy Holidays?

A funny little thing has been happening lately as the overwhelming popularity of this blog began sweeping the nation from NYC to North Liberty, IA and beyond. I am getting fan mail. Not little comments at the end of each post (which is much appreciated), not handwritten letters via the USPS, not wonderful care packages at my doorstep with really cool things like cookies, flowers, or cookies in the shape of flowers. No...but I have been getting a flood (like at least 1 per hour) of emails practically begging me to cover certain stories. Although I can't possibly cover everything (shoot, I can hardly read them all!), I did find one today that really had me laughing, crying, and scratching my noggin like George W. Bush trying to pronounce harassment without giggling like Bill Clinton looking at any women not named Hillary Clinton (you like that? offend everyone and everyone leaves happy...).

Anyway, I received an email reminding me that today is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. This is quite possibly the most bizarre day of recognition ever to receive a name. IDICVA, for short, holds the purpose of acknowledging the pain and suffering of children of physical, mental, or emotional abuse. It is not a fundraiser. It is not a preventative or awareness day. It is simply a day for saying, "Hey kids...we know your life has sucked because your strange Uncle Chester, overweight mother, or local playground bully has been a bigger pain in your butt than a window breaking on a would-be prankster in The Netherlands; however, we aren't going to do anything about it. We just want you to know that we know."

To be quite honest, I had to read the name of the holiday a few times in order to completely understand just what/who was receiving the recognition. On most days of recognition, the recognized party receives a little token of appreciation from other members of society. On this day, who gives what to whom? Also, what if a child is a victim of aggression, but has also been aggressive to other children, thus negating their innocence? Look, I'm all for days of recognition, especially those that come with an extra day off, but it may be getting a little out of hand when you can't even recognize who should be receiving the laurels.

To conclude, I'm sorry kiddies. While celebrating this day is probably very meaningful to some, I'm more interested in starting a new holiday/day of recognition. It will be help on June 5th and will be called KTLCOOPWHK Day. We will take to the street and try to put an end to future IDICVA recognition. KTLCOOPWHK? Kick The Living Crap Out Of People Who Hurt Kids. Nobody is safe. A day of reckoning will come. Join me tomorrow for the celebration!