I want to thank Daniel for opening the door... I dont think that he was trying to make a sympathy statement for the two shooters. I think he just found a chord of similarity between the stories that he had read, and his own troubles. For those of us who were there, we know how much of that was fiction. Daniel is part of the next generation... he is a part of how our experiences have changed the school systems and the world as we know it. We have a before and after... Daniel doesnt. Our story pre-dates social media. Our story isnt nearly as transparent as other tragedies that happen in todays world. A lot of the stories that were made to fill in the gaps were recorded to the internet and thats where the next generation gets its facts... How many one word events in all of history can you name? We were a part of that. Columbine is still well known for our tragedy. Kids today know what Columbine is from a very young age. So how is it that Daniel and others have such massive misconceptions about our tragedy when it was 15 years ago? Its really simple... None of us want to talk about it... Not with the outside world anyway. Heck Tesser was in here and she said that she didnt want to comment because she didnt want her friends to see what she posted... No offense Tesser but youre old enough mom to most of us... If she isnt willing to let the world know, then those of us who were there and can give an accurate account of what happened sure never will... Shut it down. Put it away. Bury it. Store it in the cellar...... Never speak of it or think about it again. Right? But we are all learning that that box can never be truly sealed. IT can never be hidden forever. At some point it will in fact rear its ugly head when we least expect it or can control it... Its time to put the leash on it ourselves. Its time to stop letting the next generation read tabloid versions of our experience. We have a better shot a preventing future violence than ANYONE else on this planet. Why? Because we know how bad it hurts. Because we know how devastating it is... And we can pass that along... There is no more being afraid to talk about it. We have kids of our own and we fear for their safety and well being... We can instill that level of respect to our fellow man better than ANYONE else on the planet, because its still fresh. We can share our stories the way our grandparents talked about events like wwii, d-day, pearl harbor, the depression, etc... We can share it with emotion and poise. We can help prevent this from happening again... All we have to do is choose to do it... So here I am... Day 3. And now I ask you to talk to me... What else needs to be addressed so that YOU dont feel alone anymore?
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:42:49 +0000
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