You don't protect your children. You don't get rid of the vulnerability. In fact, you do the opposite.
You expose them to the world as much as you possibly can. You teach them to be strong.
That's the best antidote to their vulnerability.
One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...
You may not like guns. That is your right.
You may not believe in God. That is your choice.
But if someone breaks into your home, the first two things you are going to do are…
1. Call someone with a gun
2. Pray they get there in time
the first time you broke 23
the first time you broke 22
the first time you broke 21
the first time you broke 20
the first time you broke 19
the first time you broke 18
all of these felt impossible at one time, it doesnt matter where you are, just keep chipping away