Taking It Out On
There is a term in our culture that is so common that I realized that I had never taken a close look at it. The term is “taking it out on...” We use it or hear it used to describe a person dumping abuse on another person. Often, the recipient of this abuse is someone close to them such as a spouse or a child. “….and then, he (or she) took it out on me.” Why do we do this? I’ve done it. Probably you’ve done it. Most, if not all, of us have. The earth is stressful. Our enemy, t