Whose Child is This?

How old are they? 20? 18? And what do they have to offer their 1-year-old conceived accidentally? The same irresponsible behavior they show on the MAX? The same language they use towards each other?

And, yes, I am being judgmental, but how can I not when I know that kids can be offered more?

When the child enters school and asks, "How tall is the sky?" what will his parents answer with? When he enters high school and asks, "What is love?" what answer will he receive? When he becomes an adult and needs advice on life and happiness, what council will greet him?

Shouldn't we have better to offer our youth? Shouldn't we consider what will happen to them when we are unprepared and careless?

Even though this small boy is not mine, still I feel partially responsible for what is already happening to him. I am saddened by our thoughtlessness as a whole.