tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post1294443553369612396..comments2023-11-01T11:17:40.377-04:00Comments on True Stories, Honest Lies: Grief in actionLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06434407684834155358noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-65789193523537559312012-12-15T13:38:12.180-05:002012-12-15T13:38:12.180-05:00Hey Laura,
Glad to see you in my mind - sitting i...Hey Laura, <br />Glad to see you in my mind - sitting in a cafe in the midwest - being your wonderful Laura self. Writing to make sense of the world. You'll open just as many hearts out there as you did back East. That comforts me. Thanks for these words. xoxoxoMarni Gillardhttp://www.marnigillard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-68957280415768232992012-12-15T07:13:41.410-05:002012-12-15T07:13:41.410-05:00Such wise words, Laura. This tragedy has made me w...Such wise words, Laura. This tragedy has made me weep. I look at my sons and I think about the parents of these dead children and their pain chokes my very breath. Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-25174715922666940022012-12-15T00:38:23.714-05:002012-12-15T00:38:23.714-05:00Simon, I wondered if it might be exploitative to p...Simon, I wondered if it might be exploitative to point people to this blog in the wake of what happened. I struggle with it, with the fear that I am (even inadvertently) capitalizing on such a horrible series of events. <br />I don't believe I was, but I think someone could have accused me of it, with some justification.<br />Thank you for your work with kids today and your kind interactions with their families. Thank you for your good heart.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434407684834155358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-51118232980548416402012-12-15T00:35:52.988-05:002012-12-15T00:35:52.988-05:00An excellent question, thank you.An excellent question, thank you.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434407684834155358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-61147416504645927642012-12-14T20:55:35.519-05:002012-12-14T20:55:35.519-05:00Laura, why would you think this might be exploitat...Laura, why would you think this might be exploitative? Your words are those of reason. I wonder often why things like this happen and with so many this year alone, something needs to be addressed and action does need to happen so this sort of thing NEVER happens again.<br />This afternoon I ran an after school program with K-5 kids with a team of three staff. I do this five days a week. I watch kids play and dance, run, scream, challenge each other with checkers or other games, fall and get up, disagree and help each other. I watch them build forts out of laundry baskets. I see them come up with new ideas with what to do with the small amount of Lego we have, what you can do with a piece of string and a paper plate. Children who play and cry in the moment.<br />The school withheld what had happened because they believe that the parents in the safety of their own homes would be better equipped to 'tell this story'. Every parent who came in I chose to meet at the door and explain this. Some parents had not heard about what happened. Over thirty kids were picked up by their parents. On Monday, I am sure we will be practicing lock-downs, talking about stuff we should not need to be talking about to people under 10 years of age.<br />It breaks my heart. It enrages my mind. How do we act? With civility and humanity. And now.<br />Thanks for your words of wisdom.<br />I pray for all of those involved.<br />SimonWorldofStorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010484326191796221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-47589634199699632192012-12-14T20:25:15.790-05:002012-12-14T20:25:15.790-05:00So, the next time you curse the driver who doesn&#...So, the next time you curse the driver who doesn't accelerate fast enough when the light turns green, or call the store clerk, even under your breath, a moron, because he can't tell you where the Tobasco sauce is, or scream at the garbage man as he drives away because he didn't get every last bit of trash,stop. What's another inclusive rather than alienating and exclusive was to address what has happened. What responsibility can we take for those red hot feelings that we throw around and temper them with some open hearted humanity?Judith Blackhttp://www.storiesalive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-37783517385849424852012-12-14T19:24:13.127-05:002012-12-14T19:24:13.127-05:00Thank you, ma'am. Getting angry is easy. Being...Thank you, ma'am. Getting angry is easy. Being civil takes some consideration.megan hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169239422147100427noreply@blogger.com