Sometimes you have to be the voice of reason.

This mother lost her 32 year old son in the CA fires. He was blind and born with cerebral palsy. The lady wanted to save her son but she was not strong enough to lift him. He told his mother to leave so she could save herself.

She did, and when she was able to safely return, she found that her son’s place was burned down, and he had passed.

Many people are saying this mother is a terrible person. Some are saying she should have died with her soon as though it was the honorable thing to do.

But here’s what’s real. Her son was a 32 year old who recognized his duties to be a protector as a man. Men protect people especially loved ones no matter the cost. He protected his mother and directed her to get to safety, and his mother listened. That was the honorable and right thing to do.

As a husband, father and son, I would do the exact same. I would be damned if I even thought about letting my wife, daughter, sons or MOTHER stay with me to die when they have the ability to reach safety and live. 

The situation was dire, and this 32 year old man held to his responsibilities of being a protector as a man. He did what was right, and his mother also did what was right by getting to safety.