I've been thinking all morning about having to say the words "my baby didn't make it." That's what's hitting me most every time a CNN anchor talks about Erin Peterson's dad's announcement that his daughter was one of the victims at VA Tech. I have cried and hugged Ace so many times today that even with his limited cognizance he's got to be wondering what the heck is going on. As a casual observer, this is a heinous tragedy. As a mother, this is just one more thing that makes me want to buy a ranch in Montana and eschew all of life's luxuries in order to protect my son from the horrors of the outside world.
And the cowardly SOB shot himself. He shot himself. No justice, no closure for the loved ones of the victims.
I'm gonna go watch the convocation. Please, I really don't care what religion you are or aren't, God hears your prayers, so please ask him to watch over those affected by this tragedy.
3 months ago
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This was such a horrible tragedy. I did not watch the news yesterday and did not hear about any of it till this morning on the radio. Everytime a school has a tragedy like this it makes me thankful for all i have. I know exactly what you mean about seeing the man talk about his daughter...no one can ever expect something horrible like this to actually happen to your family. I wonder sometimes if there was no media coverage how many of these copycat cases we would have after columbine. I think these children have major issues and unfortunately they feel like this is the only was people will notice or listen to them. I do not feel the anger like you do but i feel deep sadness not only for the victims but the shooters family. The parents will forever be looked at as bad people and their discipline and lives will be put out for everyone to criticize. I pray for all involved and for peace to be given to the people whose lives have forever been changed!
Stacy, I to thought of moving to some remote area & home schooling my child as I do every time something like this happens. So sad those kids and their families will be in my thoughts and prayers.
i would totally visit you in montana! it's one of the 13987 places i've considered living.. i love it!
Despite the fact that I'm opposed to the death penalty, I seriously spent much of today mad at this bastard for depriving us of the benefit of confining him to solitary for 20 years before having ourselves a good old Virginia barbecue. Of course, in my mind, death row is a place where we'd all get to parade through once in a while to poke him with sharp objects just to hear him scream.
Melinda - one reason I'm against the death penalty is that it just seems so inadequate a punishment. Boom, they're gone.
If someone killed my kid, you're darn tootin' I'd want them to live. Let me figure out the punishment.
Amen to that sister.
A few thoughts:
I wonder if I can homeschool for college.
I feel terrible that some of those young men and women who died on Monday might not have been prepared, and that many died in unprovided deaths. Each and every person who died at VT on Monday met Jesus face to face.
When you pray for the souls of the departed (if that is your custom), please remember to also pray for the killer, as well. He, too, was (is) a child of God, and he, too, was made to know, love, and serve God in this life so he could be happy with God in heaven in the next life. As much as we want retribution (it's our human nature, after all, fallen race as we are), this man had no chance to be reconciled; he could be a soul completely lost now. And that's a horrible thing, too.
The whole thing makes me very, very sad. (And I was very, very scared on Monday as it was happening. I live near enough to have heard the sirens headed up I-81 going to and from VT throughout the day Monday.)
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