Why I'm Frustrated with the #22 kill Push Up Challenge for Veterans
The 22 kill push up challenge is to raise awareness to the fact that 22 Veterans commit suicide everyday. If you choose to accept this challenge, add a video everyday for 22 days, doing your 22 push ups and calling out someone new everyday to do the same. The rules are simple: do 22 push ups, every single day, for 22 days. Each day, record yourself and, when you post your video, tag a friend and ask them to also participate in the challenge. And the challenges - at least according to my news feed - have been readily accepted. Except I've noticed something else: as quickly as they are initially accepted, they are completely forgotten. What happened to day 7? Or 12, or 19? Shoot, what happened to day 2? With every lack of daily post, the message of just give up, it's easier is whispered. And here's the thing: this challenge is to bring awareness to the fact that TWENTY TWO VETERANS SUCCEED IN COMMITTING SUICIDE EVERY DAY. The message through this challenge