there’s simply nothing funny about what happened at VaTech yesterday. i was going to post today about how amazingly well i did in PT yesterday, but to be truthful, we were all riveted to the TV at the PT shop yesterday. it made my pain so miniscule in comparison. one of the PTs has a son at Tech; fortunately, she was in cell phone contact with him.
it made me think about a conversation i had with BC a few weeks ago when her elementary school had a lockdown drill. “tell me about the drill,” i asked her, curious to see how an eight-year-old mind processes such an experience.
“well,” she said, “we put a paper over the door window, and then everyone had to run and find a hiding place in the room. it was kind of fun.”
trying very hard to breathe and not react, i continued: “why do you think you had a lockdown drill?”
very calmly, BC replied, “because if a burglar comes to our school, we might have to hide from him to stay safe.”
there are a few moments in parenthood for which you can never be prepared. for the parents, families, and friends of the victims of yesterday’s horror, i send out my heartfelt condolences. this is simply too much to bear.
I hear you. Todd’s response to yesterday: How do you feel about home-schooling?
people were going nuts at the PT place. but how do you ensure security on a college campus when you know this is the age hen it’s the height of risk-taking behavior? people don’t check IDs at the door. how can a college ensure security? people were ranting about litigation, but who do you sue? what does it matter?
::sigh::