This is a day none of us will ever forget. Like all of you, I was shocked and horrified by the shootings that occurred in Connecticut last Friday. I don't think I grasped the reality of it so I was able to keep my emotions at bay over the weekend.
On Monday, Samara and I walked to school both excited for her class party. When we walked up to the school's entrance and she saw the flag, she asked, "mom, why is the flag only up half way?" I choked back tears as I tried to explain it in a way that wouldn't scare her from ever wanting to go to school again. As the reality of what happened really sunk in, I struggled not to lose it as I helped the kids decorate their gingerbread houses. Being there in a class full of kindergartners made me realize that what I'd read in the news indeed happened and that it could happen anywhere. I still don't fathom how such an atrocious event occurs.
As they played the national anthem over the intercom and we said the Pledge of Allegiance, my eyes again welled up with tears, as I worried about the state of our country.
On the walk home alone, I was finally able to let the tears come. My heart aches for the victims whose lives ended far too soon and for the families of the victims. I wish I knew how to make sense of it all. My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the tragedy.
It is heartbreaking. I can't imagine how you felt being at a school full of children so soon after that tragedy...
ReplyDeleteI was the same way. It was so hard to talk to my kids about it without scaring them but I could see the fear in their eyes and Annie holding back tears. They shouldn't have to worry about things like this. :(
ReplyDeleteThere are no words for this tragedy. I can't even imagine the family's who lost how difficult this Christmas would be and how do you survive such a horrific experience? I know I believe in hope and love and all that, but still....
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