Several people have posted this one lately, and it makes me want to scream. No, not everything in your life is a reflection of a choice YOU have made!!!
Try telling that to a paraplegic who was hit by a drunk driver. His condition has nothing to do with a choice he made and everything to do with being at the wrong place when someone who did make the choice to drink and drive hit him.
And so many of the choices we make are influenced by factors that we are not even consciously aware of. Do we really want to condemn that teenage girl for gaining weight subconsciously hoping on some level that stepdad will stop raping her? What if she gets pregnant and is forced to bear his child? I would not call this tragic occurrence a "reflection of a choice SHE made." And there are a myriad of reasons that this girl may have been afraid to tell anyone what was happening to her. From threats of physical violence, to the fear of being kicked out of the house, to not being believed, "telling" is not always a viable option.
Sure, we all make choices. Some are good. Some are bad. Some don't really matter much one way or the other. But, sometimes things in our lives are the results of circumstances beyond our control. Honor that, and put this meme to rest for good.
