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Post by quirky22 on Dec 16, 2012 17:21:27 GMT -6
I haven't been able to get this horrific event from my mind since hearing the news. As as a parent of a child near the age of those sweet innocent babies.....I feel so heartbroken for those parents...I can't imagine sending my baby to school not knowing that I would never see her alive again....
That being said- I have a friend who has no sympathy, and no empathy for anyone....she said this as her status
"Ugh! Why can't we be DONE talking about that school shooting?! There are so many more important things going on in the world. I'm sick of this."
What are your thoughts?
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Post by AuntSueto4 on Dec 16, 2012 19:16:21 GMT -6
That being said- I have a friend who has no sympathy, and no empathy for anyone....she said this as her status
"Ugh! Why can't we be DONE talking about that school shooting?! There are so many more important things going on in the world. I'm sick of this."
What are your thoughts? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
You said it: "has no sympathy, and no empathy for anyone."
I hope she doesn't have children, because I'd feel so sad and sorry for them.
She probably would not be my friend; as I have sympathy, empathy, compassion, love and would want to comfort; I wouldn't be able to understand and accept her not having it.
The President is going to CT Sunday to give comfort, etc. to the grieving families and community. People around the world are sending their sympathy/empathy...
I'm so heartbroken for all the families and can't wrap my brain around this evil, horriffic act...
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Post by jlschlangen on Dec 16, 2012 20:12:54 GMT -6
I was so mad when this happened. I literally bawling. Then I was yelling, crumpled up newspaper and threw it across the room. This shooting hit me hard b/c I have 2 elementary kids and what if it happened at my kids' school. I just can't even imagine.
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Post by ReneeW on Dec 16, 2012 20:35:07 GMT -6
Wow, your friend sounds COLD. I mean ... geez louise this was such a huge tragedy and to have no compassion for those poor innocent children and educators just blows my mind.
Quirky, yes I hear you. It's very hard to for anyone to process this, but it hits extra close to home for many parents. I find myself needing to immerse in it and then separate for a while from it. Like ... I'll read the paper and let myself cry a bit and FEEL the sorrow. Then I have to mentally change gears and let it go for a while because it's just too terrible ... and I want to be able to stay optimistic about this world. Like, these horrible, dark, evil things happen but I have to remind myself of the good, positive, amazingly wonderful things in this world too.
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Post by dara1012 on Dec 16, 2012 22:13:22 GMT -6
As I cuddled with my son tonight, sharing stories (often instead of reading we "make up" stories to tell each other, he likes stories about our family), I reflected that I will be sending him to school tomorrow (he is in a pre-K program at an elementary school) with a different worldview than I did last Friday morning. There are parents who don't get to cuddle their children anymore, who sent their children to school on Friday and they didn't come home all full of stories of their day with crafts they completed and full of things they learned.
The world is a very scary place and the sad event in Connecticut is a reminder of the need to have faith as we move forward in our days. But I don't think it is time to stop talking about it, those children and adults who lost their lives deserve for us to remember their lives and the light they brought to life for too short a time.
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Post by sarahisis on Dec 16, 2012 23:13:29 GMT -6
I'm feeling and thinking so many things right now that I don't think I can put anything into words yet....
That friend of yours....certainly would not be anyone id want to be friends with... and she almost sounds sociopathic to me...
Did anyone hear about what happened at the church in sandy hook? As the community went to grieve, a call was made saying that everyone in the church was going to die...
Makes me so sick.
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Post by nevaehsmom327 on Dec 17, 2012 8:01:42 GMT -6
I probably would have punched her in the face. Seriously? Are you kidding me?
It's hard for me to even think of not having any sympathy for all those parents, brothers, sisters, teachers, friends, etc. I just think there has to be a real hardness in your heart if you can't feel, even just a little bit of pain, for those people.
I was listening to KTIS, and someone came on and made a very good point. All of us across the country, we'll move on from it...we'll carry on with our lives as though nothing has changed. But those parents, those teachers, anyone involved on that day, will NEVER forget it. They'll ALWAYS carry that pain. As I stated on my facebook, even I can't imagine the pain of what they're going through, and the pain of losing my precious girl is still so very VERY real. But to go through THAT situation, my heart just physically aches.
Needless to say, I'm saying a prayer for your friend. And for all those in CT.
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Post by onlyoneboy on Dec 17, 2012 9:01:13 GMT -6
What happened in CT was horrific. I pray for everyone out there, not just those that lost family members. Every child in that school will never be the same.
The way I take the status of your friend is not the same way the rest of you take it. I see it as a cry for some sort of normalancy. Maybe this person is too upset by what happend and the constant onslought of bad news is too much for her. Maybe she just needs to have some good news going through her feed. I know people that refuse to watch the news because emotionally they can not handle something like this. Everyone is different in how they process things. Please give this person the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she has some type of mental health issue she is dealing with. Nobody know's what others are thinking. FB is a public forum to say what you want to say. Everyone has the right to say what they want and not be attacked because of it. If you don't like it then just ignore it.
I really hope this doesn't doesn't tick too many people off, but, none of us know's what was going on in her brain. Maybe she just needed someone to give her a hug.
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Post by sarahisis on Dec 17, 2012 9:22:51 GMT -6
I hope that's all it is Gwen.
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Post by nevaehsmom327 on Dec 17, 2012 9:38:45 GMT -6
I hope that's all it is too. And honestly, I get it. I haven't been able to watch the news, or hear much about it, my heart literally ACHES for those families.
But never would I post something to that nature about what happened. Understandably, there are many other things going on in the world, that ARE important. I think it's just the nature of how she said it that makes me angry.
I don't ever want to be too quick to judge, so again, I will be praying for this woman. Whoever she is. And whatever is going through her head about it. It is hard to deal with, but I would hope as a fellow American you can stand and support those who are going through such a tragedy, instead of turn your back.
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Post by jrose on Dec 17, 2012 10:03:53 GMT -6
I agree with Gwen. And some people if it really isn't personal it really won't effect them. But even if it didn't effect me personally I would NEVER in my right mind post something like that.
I just can't stop thinking about everyone in that community! It just breaks my heart. I just got comfortable sending my daughter to school for my own personal reasons...I'm sure I'm going to feel anxious bringing her to school tomorrow.
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Post by quirky22 on Dec 17, 2012 17:10:17 GMT -6
Thankfully, she does not have children. She has always been one of those friends that is someone you can only take in small doses.....this is not the first time she has made a statement like this.....When that teenager was paralyzed in that hockey games, she stated something similar. She has made comments about people that recieve assistance from the state or government....the list goes on.....IMO, if you don't want to see or hear the coverage, find something else to watch.....Nearly EVERY parent had the same thought as they took their little ones to school today, it is SCARY. Not only as a parent, but just as a human being.....
My response to her statement was "more important things like what....Princess Kate being pregnant?" Because it seems that those are the thing that matter to her....it's ridic.....
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