tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post3144842374032545483..comments2024-03-28T14:42:42.958-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: SadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-77377138591978236042012-12-17T08:15:49.721-05:002012-12-17T08:15:49.721-05:00Katie, I have been the very same way. Any time I...Katie, I have been the very same way. Any time I think about it I just break into tears. I was out shopping when I first heard it on the radio and I had to sit in the parking lot for 15 minutes before I could quit crying enough to go in the store. I have two boys in the 1st and 6th grade and I help out in my 1st graders class every week. I cannot imagine anyone ever wanting to hurt such Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-31731503145057511192012-12-16T20:44:10.065-05:002012-12-16T20:44:10.065-05:00I agree thinking of your own children going throug...I agree thinking of your own children going through that horror is bone chilling. My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected and to our nation...my neon running shoeshttp://www.myneonrunningshoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-62333368283404962642012-12-16T20:11:24.159-05:002012-12-16T20:11:24.159-05:00I haven't even turned on the news because the ...I haven't even turned on the news because the thought of hearing about this bad guy will make me so angry and then to think about all those kids who are literally my oldest sons age. I asked about lock down drills, and it doesn't sound like they have done one. I am sure his school will do one now, they have a great staff. <br /><br />As I get ready for his teachers christmas present, I Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547508321622498739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-11052241162172030952012-12-16T17:07:56.859-05:002012-12-16T17:07:56.859-05:00I'm trying to limit how much news I watch duri...I'm trying to limit how much news I watch during the day but when I am watching.... the tears flow... those poor, poor, people...Weight & Wellness Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845231713646415408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-85607215581559892732012-12-16T16:03:09.462-05:002012-12-16T16:03:09.462-05:00Even if you don't have kids, you can't hel...Even if you don't have kids, you can't help but feel guilty because you can imagine your classroom in first grade. Who lucky are we, that we can look back on it? It's unfathomable. A few years ago we had someone go crazy in an Amish schoolhouse in a similar fashion, and I had hoped that'd be the worst of it. Seems there's no end to "the worst" of it, after all.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603866378766825021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-84295847969820746192012-12-16T14:16:20.998-05:002012-12-16T14:16:20.998-05:00The whole thing is very difficult to comprehend. M...The whole thing is very difficult to comprehend. My way of dealing with horrific things like this is to try not to think about them. I know that's avoidance, but if you can avoid it, that is, if you're not directly involved in a situtation, I have found that simply trying NOT to think about it too much, to be the best way for me to deal with it. Sometimes I have awful guilt over my dupsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088114640385927198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-89716629357182508082012-12-16T12:43:01.218-05:002012-12-16T12:43:01.218-05:00Thanks for being real, Katie. I feel the same way....Thanks for being real, Katie. I feel the same way. Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838795064997949717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-32287188294123823692012-12-16T12:41:13.917-05:002012-12-16T12:41:13.917-05:00Katie, I think you just echo what we are all feeli...Katie, I think you just echo what we are all feeling. My daughter Reagan is four and a half years old. I can't even imagine the horror that those poor children endured in those few minutes of the shooting let alone the child survivors - some were told to close their eyes so they wouldn't have more devestation to remember. It makes me so incredibly sad that these drills are now a norm Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787598214973987592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-53082628772121126732012-12-16T09:59:39.648-05:002012-12-16T09:59:39.648-05:00Thank you for this post. I don't follow many b...Thank you for this post. I don't follow many blogs regularly but I do check in on yours pretty much every day. When I checked to see how my regular bloggers responded I was really disappointed that only 2 addressed the tragedy. It would have been different if the others didn't post anything at all but they just went on with their regular post for the day. I know bloggers can write what Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-11561990487419862992012-12-16T08:22:33.287-05:002012-12-16T08:22:33.287-05:00I also have 2 kids in elementary schools. It's...I also have 2 kids in elementary schools. It's just so very sad. I need to quit watching the news. I can't imagine what these families are going through. I asked my kids if they have lock down drills and they said no. I guess i need to contact school administrators. I too live in small town America, where there's a sense of safety. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-21361767225514075932012-12-16T07:30:57.815-05:002012-12-16T07:30:57.815-05:00My son is 17, in 12th grade, and as big as Paul Bu...My son is 17, in 12th grade, and as big as Paul Bunyon... but the fear and pain still hit me... he's still my baby and always will be. When he's driving me crazy, as a teen will do, I still thank the Lord for my baby. <br />LauraLazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-88701404610385539382012-12-16T07:02:57.786-05:002012-12-16T07:02:57.786-05:00All I can do is cry, and pray that I never have to...All I can do is cry, and pray that I never have to know that sorrow.Frickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-61433642958397904862012-12-16T02:56:31.396-05:002012-12-16T02:56:31.396-05:00It's so surreal.. like how could that happen t...It's so surreal.. like how could that happen to a small normal school?? <br /><br />My dad was a Principal growing up, so hearing about the Principal getting shot made me really upset. That might have been someones father. <br /><br />I was in Junior High (grades 7-9 in Canada) during Columbine. A little while after Columbine we had death threats and shooting threats pass through our schoolDaphne @ Daphne Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754820716724623445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-12163505925626932882012-12-15T22:52:47.001-05:002012-12-15T22:52:47.001-05:00I am a mom of 2 boys C is in K and P is in 4th gra...I am a mom of 2 boys C is in K and P is in 4th grade. I am also a Kindergarten teacher. This is every teachers worse nightmare...Every moms biggest fear. My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Newtown. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-78509936826931114152012-12-15T22:10:18.488-05:002012-12-15T22:10:18.488-05:00I hope all the concerned parents posting here cont...I hope all the concerned parents posting here contact their elected representatives. Speaking as a citizen of a different country, your schools don't need panic rooms; your country needs stricter gun laws! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-36369146441683260222012-12-15T21:54:03.282-05:002012-12-15T21:54:03.282-05:00It's awful and so hard to imagine. My daughter...It's awful and so hard to imagine. My daughter is in 3rd grade and at the beginning of the year they did drills for "bad people" getting in to the school. As she told me about it and showed me her hiding spot I had to fight the tears. My children can't have the childhood I had not that long ago because like you said they have to grow up so fast. School was supposed to be safe. Renovation of Jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363347335024343419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-18661197525843548062012-12-15T21:51:07.518-05:002012-12-15T21:51:07.518-05:00I echo exactly how you feel. I have cried so much...I echo exactly how you feel. I have cried so much since first hearing what happened that my eyes burn constantly and my head hurts. Don't apologize at all. This has rocked everyone and is horrible. I just don't know how any of those even remotely involved will recover.......that makes me start crying all over again to even think about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-55601890371530036592012-12-15T21:50:09.198-05:002012-12-15T21:50:09.198-05:00I'm feeling the same as you. I can't stop ...I'm feeling the same as you. I can't stop watching even though it's so upsetting and I can't stop crying over it. It's just so awful.Shiloh Barkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649415588728745504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29360106730856806912012-12-15T21:20:18.406-05:002012-12-15T21:20:18.406-05:00I know how you feel. My older 2 kids are in 1st gr...I know how you feel. My older 2 kids are in 1st grade and K, so I can't stop thinking if them being in that situation. It's the hardest thing to comprehend. Don't apologize, this is extremely sad and not easy to get over.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493490981345105985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-33243160461138351812012-12-15T21:06:57.563-05:002012-12-15T21:06:57.563-05:00I couldn't agree with you more. I had Bear (he...I couldn't agree with you more. I had Bear (he's in Kindergarten)tell me what they do if a bad person comes to school. It made me feel a bit better, but his class room is literally one of the first as you enter school. It's hard to not worry. Mrs. S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/12464177330075695852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-84647978531377874592012-12-15T21:04:54.556-05:002012-12-15T21:04:54.556-05:00The first time they did a panic drill in my sons 1...The first time they did a panic drill in my sons 1st grade class it was so hard not to break down in tears as I explained to my 6 year old why they have to do that ... I cannot even begin to imagine how the community and the parents/children are coping. It is so heartbreaking and without reason. christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454459222157343377noreply@blogger.com