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How sad. Atleast you can tell him everytime you do something okaawhatever Jan 2013 #1
I am so sorry that your boy has to go through that. daschess1987 Jan 2013 #2
for a child that asks,telling them the bad man is dead so he can never come to you, seems best. Sunlei Jan 2013 #3
Agreed. Absolutely. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #51
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and yet those kids were still shot to death and he is in the 3rd grade JI7 Jan 2013 #6
So you lied to your kid, good job. People need to be truthful with kids stultusporcos Jan 2013 #5
no it's not always bad, as he gets older he will know why he was lied to JI7 Jan 2013 #7
As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #10
I hope you don't have children, because no child needs to be told lunatica Jan 2013 #18
Rude and absurd thing to say here. I don't see any lies at all. Apologize to OP for you. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #19
The child is in 3rd grade. redwitch Jan 2013 #26
But we DO live in a safe area where this sort of thing has never happened. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #38
Your life your kid do what you want I only posted my opinion stultusporcos Jan 2013 #48
Spoken like someone who doesn't know any actual kids. nt Chorophyll Jan 2013 #53
If you say so stultusporcos Jan 2013 #56
What part of what I said is not the truth? SunSeeker Jan 2013 #63
You must be an expert on child-rearing, huh? Chorophyll Jan 2013 #52
Must be! See Reply #48 stultusporcos Jan 2013 #54
I don't know if it is a good idea to tell someone upaloopa Jan 2013 #57
What is even sadder is that what you BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #8
Um Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #13
Thank you for your support of the NRA marions ghost Jan 2013 #17
And Hitler was a vegetarian ergo all vegetarians are Nazis. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #35
Statistics show marions ghost Jan 2013 #37
Hitler was not a vegetarian -- he ate meat obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #44
Hunters gotta make sure they can take down those charging crazed deer lunatica Jan 2013 #20
Lanza used a Bushmaster to slaughter those children malaise Jan 2013 #21
. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #36
The medical examiner report stated that the victims were all killed with the Bushmaster. yardwork Jan 2013 #40
Are you *really* trying to draw similarities in owning golf clubs to owning firearms? Earth_First Jan 2013 #22
No. I said quite clearly that I was describing those who do not participate in a given activity Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #32
+ 1 Civil Rights, a package deal. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #34
Hold up there cowboy..you've made a few assumptions MichiganVote Jan 2013 #61
Go peddle your points elsewhere. BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #65
Thank you, well said marions ghost Jan 2013 #15
Finding Crazy Skee Jan 2013 #31
Sadly, in the US today, BlueMTexpat Jan 2013 #66
I would have lied too. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #9
Of course! It's absurd to think a parent would say "NO, it is not safe here or anywhere. Those Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #24
A story... ReRe Jan 2013 #11
What is "normal" marions ghost Jan 2013 #16
You really like beating people over the head don't you? lunatica Jan 2013 #23
Well, I mean when the.... ReRe Jan 2013 #27
Thank you for your reasonable response marions ghost Jan 2013 #30
It's a mess, isn't it? ReRe Jan 2013 #41
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This message was self-deleted by its author UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #14
I had to talk about Newtown to my 3rd and 2nd graders but we live 25 minutes from the Jennicut Jan 2013 #25
More lost innocents liberal N proud Jan 2013 #28
I couldn't hide the truth from my 4th grader. He knew better - lynne Jan 2013 #29
Interesting, my kids fear people who text and drive and drink and drive. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #33
Yes. my kindergarten great grandson was telling me about code words for "run and hide" and some jwirr Jan 2013 #39
It is wrong that children should worry about dying csziggy Jan 2013 #42
I think you missed an opportunity to speak to your son about mental illness. Denninmi Jan 2013 #43
I get you, but I was trying to put a spooked kid to bed. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #45
This is a nuanced and compassionate post. Brickbat Jan 2013 #46
Thank you. Denninmi Jan 2013 #47
... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #60
Hey delusional gun nuts scare me far more than any terrorist ever could. Initech Jan 2013 #49
This is the crux of the gun question. One would hope that decent people would always put Chorophyll Jan 2013 #50
When I was in third grade Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #55
Besides that for me as a child, the Bush Duct Tape Fiasco HockeyMom Jan 2013 #58
Some? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #59
That your child had to ask you the question in the ... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #62
I'm a parent. Knowing the right thing to say RIGHT NOW can be difficult sometimes. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #64
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