School Shooting Newtown CT
 

I have been watching, crying, shaking my head at this unbelievable story. Different reports out on how many are dead, but CBS reports 27 dead, 14 of them children. One gunman killed, there may be another.

Please, if you pray, please ask for comfort and peace for these families.

Absolutely horrible....there are no words to express the sadness.....

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Just awful...I really can't believe it all!

Seriously. I'm numb to this. And that's the worst part - that it's become so frequent that it's "another one". It's not that I don't feel sympathy - I have two kids that are at their elementary school right now. It's just that this world has gotten.so disgusting that there's no shock in these events any more.

People suck.

Words really do fail me.

Eff everything about this. I just don't understand.

Sigh, now saying 26 or 27 dead/18 are kids. K-4th grade. So many people at my husband's work are affected that they are sending everyone home.

You always feel bad hearing these stories, but I guess when it happens in your own back yard, tragedy feels so much more real. Still waiting to hear if children of friends are safe - some are unaccounted for...

There just comes a point where there are no other words but "why?" and "again?"

Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.

^Agreed.

And as a proactive parent, this is something my first grader and I will discuss when she gets home from school today.

Prayers to the families, children, friends, and first responders. I can't imagine actually being on the scene for that. There was a shooting near Portland Tuesday and this is on the heels of it. Sandy Hook is so much worse, but so many of us were already on edge.

^ How do you broach that topic? It is hard enough to understand as an adult, let alone a child. It has to be talked about, but I wish it didn't have to be.

We're a very practical household. We don't censor much. My husband is a firefighter, so my kids always have questions for him about things they see or hear about. He's seen horrible things but is ok with trying to explain it to our 7 year old who always has to have the answer to everything. We just try to explain it in a way they can understand. And we're ok with saying "I don't know." when it comes to some things. We talk about the dangers of fire in our home, and what to do in case our house is ever on fire. So I'll take the same approach. Sucks that we won't see my husband until Sunday. We might go to the fire station for dinner tomorrow now.

This is two in one week. There was another at Macy's a couple of days ago, too. Honestly, I'm not surprised. Like I said in another thread, and I'll say it again. We can't even enjoy a movie without being afraid that some dick is going to start popping off rounds. Something has got to be done.

Just found out one of my best friends' mother works for their BOE and he hasn't been able to reach her. It's highly unlikely that she was at the school, but I still feel terrible for him. It's also his hometown.

What is wrong with people? Seriously, the shooter was in his early 20s? Was his life really so terrible that he had to go kill a bunch of kids that were still so innocent and devestate the lives of so many?
Ugh. My prayers and thoughts go out to everyone effected.

Thoughts and prayers to everyone affected. How terrible for the families, especially during the holiday season..