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On October 7, 2007 Tyler Peterson, an off-deputy sheriff’s deputy, entered a home where an ex-girlfriend was having pizza and celebrating homecoming, he then opened fire on the seven people at the party.  In less than twelve hours seven people were dead, one of which was the shooter, and one person was in critical condition at the hospital. 

After sifting through numerous articles about this conflict I came across one particular article that really put everything into perspective for me.  This article  makes it clear of what everyone should be thinking about during a time such as this.  Even though it is easy to blame people and point fingers I believe that the most important thing to be thinking about is the lives that have been lost.

I have had a hard time thinking about how to deal with a situation like the one in Crandon.  The first emotion that comes to mind is sadness, I feel sad for the families, friends, and the entire community affected by this one horrible act.  I feel mad as well.  I am mad that someone could be so angry and confused that they could actually kill anyone, including themselves.  Overall I think that the decision that Tyler Peterson made to kill himself was selfish.  I just can’t believe that he would leave his world behind, just to escape punishment for what he did.  It was selfish to leave behind his family with all of the questions as to why he would ever commit such a crime.  But for now I am just trying to deal with being sad because seven people who should still be here are not, and for that I can only hope that the families, friends, and community can find peace in each other.

             The ever widening “happiness” gap between women and men has been appearing in the news recently.  Articles like “He’s Happy, She’s Less So” explain in detail the gap of happiness between men and women.  They show statistics that reveal women are considerably less happy than men. In this blog, written by Stevin Levitt, he explains how women have become less and less happy.  He says that women have taken on a role similar to men, because they work full-time jobs now as well as being mothers and wives.  Many sources accredit this happiness decrease to women’s role changing over the past 20-30 years. 

I also have a few ideas as to why women are less satisfied with their lives. Women are now taking on more than ever before. They work an eight hour day and then come home, take care of the children, and clean the house as well.  Many girls grow up picturing their ideal lifestyle.  They will have the perfect husband, job, family and life and these women become easily frustrated and disappointed when they don’t get exactly what they planned.  Aside from all this, many women also are much more vocal about their feelings now compared to 20 years ago and are far more open about their feelings of happiness. 

Overall I think that a woman’s role has definitely changed over the past few years.  And although women are taking on more and more they need to take time, relax, and just enjoy what they have in life.  Instead of worrying about how satisfied with their lives they are women need to go out and do what makes them happy.