I'm shaken up this morning.
I woke up and went about my day like I normally do, sat down at my computer with a cup of coffee and started checking emails.
Dear blogging friend Carrie, left a message on my Facebook wall asking if I was okay. If my family was safe. I hadn't opened twitter yet so the news of the horrible Dark Knight theater shooting in Aurora hadn't reached me yet. If you have no idea what I'm talking about visit 9news.com for more info.
I'm stunned. Why would someone do this?
I don't live near the shooting in Aurora but I used to. The mall where this theater is located was where I went shopping on my lunch hour when I used to work for a living. Luckily it's far from where I live now and I'm really happy for that.
There is a reason that Keith and I live where we do. He grew up in this area and we feel safe here. Yes, there is crime like all places but we feel like it's mostly a good place to live and raise our kids.
It may be a false sense of security.
The need to protect my children is always in the forefront of my mind. I'm constantly on the lookout for things I need to protect them from. Today, I'm thinking.....what would I do if this happened to us.
What on earth are you supposed to do when someone throws a gas canister into a theater and starts shooting? Do you hit the ground? Do you try to get out? I don't even know.
Today...I'm tempted to lock the doors and hold everyone tight. And pray for the victims of the Dark Knight.
My local friend Mary-Frances has a post about how to talk to your kids about the Aurora theater shooting tragedy.
How to help children deal with tragedy.
So senseless and tragic and still way too close to home for you guys. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hug Barb!
ReplyDeleteso sad and senseless
ReplyDeleteTerrible, terrible - and you were the first person I thought of, didn't know if you were a Batman fan! I think I'd crawl under a seat and pray - standing and running makes you a bigger target. Clearly there are sick, sick people in this world. Now I do question the parent who took the 6 year old to a movie at midnight. That child should have been safe in bed, not on the way to the morgue....
ReplyDeleteI agree. My first thought when I heard about children being shot/hurt was why where they at a midnight showing of this movie? So sad.....
DeleteThis is all so, so sad and terrifying. You never know when a crazy person is going to do something, well, crazy. I'm glad you are all safe.
ReplyDeletethe whole situation is so so sad.
ReplyDeleteI kid you not. When I flipped on the news and saw what was going on I thought, "Shit. Connie is somewhere in Colorado. Surely not there...dear God, please not there."
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad day for all of us. We might not all be in Colorado...but we all hurt with y'all.
It's a whole different world now, sister. A whole different world.
I've been thinking about this all day and my heart goes out to the victims and families. I have no idea what I would do if this happened. I would probably be in shock. It's scary when you realize that there are no safe places anymore. Just such an AWFUL thing to happen.
ReplyDeleteI heard about this yesterday afternoon. Stories like these are why I avoid the news. When people do things like this, it makes everyone else question their safety. Can I go to Target without bring chloroformed and taken into the woods? Can I take my kids to a movie without feeling like I need to sit in the closest seat to the exit? It's awful. A completely senseless act that has now ruined the lives of the families involved. My heart hurts for those families. I'm glad you and your family are okay.
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy. Just freaking crazy. So so so horrible.
ReplyDeleteYes I too have thought about what I would do. I think I would hit the ground- but it is just so hard to know and in the moment I can't even imagine
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