Did you know...

• 1 of 5 girls and 1 of 6 boys will be molested before their 18th birthday.
• 90% of all sexual assaults against children are committed by someone whom the victim knew.
• The typical sexual predator will assault 117 times before being caught.
• The re-arrest rate for convicted child molesters is 52%

I found this website, http://www.familywatchdog.us, that allows you to view known registered offenders and predators in your area. The website claims that "knowing who these people are and what they've done provides you with your best defense to protect your family - awareness."

It is free and easy to use. All you do is type in your address and it shows you all of the registered offenders in your area. They are marked with dots on a map. If you click on the dot it will show you their picture, age, address, etc. It was really surprising to Chris and I.

To lighten the mood a bit:

Chris sent me these quotes today and they are really funny :)


(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,"
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest .
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"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world,
I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff."
--Mariah Carey
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"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for federal
anti -smoking campaign .
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