How in this world did we as people come to this point. We let others dictate to us what we will and what we will not do. Sure there are rules, regulations, traditions, sayings, laws, and karma which guide us, which keep us in line. But where is it written that our will will be dictated by the will of others." Speak softly and carry a big stick". Immortal words from an icon in American history. Where does it say that the will of the people by the people and for the people doesn't matter anymore? This country was founded and does exist on the principle that free will as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others should be allowed to be expressed. Our fore fathers endured unimaginable hardships so that their offspring would be allowed to survive and prosper.Poverty, illness, and afflictions affected almost everyone in society, rich and poor. Alcohol abuse was prevalent in American society. Sexual abuse, by far the leading social economic problem of the day was commonplace, even in the most respectable of homes.Some how some way we as a society endured to exist to the present day. There were or most definitely are agencies created to deal with these rising social problems But none were/are suited to stem the tide of this social meltdown. Then along comes DCF. In Massachusetts, the department of children and families, but each and every state has its deviation of the model. This quasi governmental agency has been granted by our government  God like power and influence over the lives of practically every human in this country.They reign supreme over our actions and our lives. Their mantra is that they do whats in the best interest of the children. But what really matters, at least to them is winning. To win at all cost. No matter the damage done to the children. No matter the hurt done to the parents that love them. Winning at all cost, that is their mission. How many families have been shred apart because of their actions? How many lives destroyed because of heir uncaring attitude? Some say that their actions is reminiscent of  slavery in this country. Children sold to the highest bidder. In this fiscal nightmare with so many families suffering to get by, barely making it. Not unlike families in America from  bygone eras, The Revolutionary War, The War of 1812, The Spanish American War, World War 1, the Great Depression World War 2, etc, etc. This country has gone through its share of problems, some social some economic, but through it all the overriding factor has always been and will always be, the family. Through good times and bad families have endured. From the stone age to the computer age, hardship is as American as apple pie. Never before in the history of mankind has a disruption in the fabric of family life been so prevalent as in the modern era. In the past people suffered in silence. What problems there were in the family, stayed in the family. There were no outside agencies free to interfere in the rights of families, people handled their business like they always have and always will. A case I recently encountered featured a man and a woman from opposite sides of the tracks. The mother, with numerous encounters with agencies, had given up the hope that one day she would be part of a family she helped create. The father, by all indications, was an upstanding forthright individual. For no apparent reason other than they could, this agency intervened in their lives and tore it apart. For over a year they worked tirelessly to reunite their family, all to no avail. Lacking the resources they floundered and failed. No major character flaws here. None broke the law of the land. And yet no matter how they tried and how hard, they were unable to overcome. It seems, the dcf worker assigned had a friend. This friend, awash in wealth, desired to have a child. Not willing to go through the nine months of hardship and labor to achieve this end, they conspired with their friend inside the system to buy themselves a child. Their initial investment amounted to a few thousand dollars. After three months they had recouped their initial outlay and proceeded to reap the harvest to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. The child grew up with no knowledge or understanding of his culture. Upon becoming a man and learning he was was raised by surrogates, he somehow managed to blame himself for this travesty. God never gives you more than you can handle I have always been told. Easy comes easy goes. Never has it been or ever will be that due to a few unfortunate bumps in the road, that you proceed to set the car on fire.