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In reply to the discussion: He said, 'everything's going to be ok, Dad, it's all going to be ok.' And it wasn't ok." [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)18. A parent knows the truth of Obama's words even before this shooting. He said it better than I can:
Someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time, walking around. With their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves -- our child -- is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice. And every parent knows there is nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm.
And yet, we also know that with that childs very first step, and each step after that, they are separating from us; that we wont -- that we cant always be there for them. Theyll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. And we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear.
And we know we cant do this by ourselves. It comes as a shock at a certain point where you realize, no matter how much you love these kids, you cant do it by yourself. That this job of keeping our children safe, and teaching them well, is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community, and the help of a nation. And in that way, we come to realize that we bear a responsibility for every child because were counting on everybody else to help look after ours; that were all parents; that theyre all our children.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/obama-parenting-speech-connecticut-shooting_n_2315319.html
No, it is not always going to be okay.
And yet, we also know that with that childs very first step, and each step after that, they are separating from us; that we wont -- that we cant always be there for them. Theyll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. And we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear.
And we know we cant do this by ourselves. It comes as a shock at a certain point where you realize, no matter how much you love these kids, you cant do it by yourself. That this job of keeping our children safe, and teaching them well, is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community, and the help of a nation. And in that way, we come to realize that we bear a responsibility for every child because were counting on everybody else to help look after ours; that were all parents; that theyre all our children.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/obama-parenting-speech-connecticut-shooting_n_2315319.html
No, it is not always going to be okay.
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He said, 'everything's going to be ok, Dad, it's all going to be ok.' And it wasn't ok." [View all]
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
My brother lost his 18yo daughter and her boyfriend to a drugged and drunk driver in 2008 - he
blm
Feb 2013
#7
A parent knows the truth of Obama's words even before this shooting. He said it better than I can:
freshwest
Feb 2013
#18
Many of the parents of the children that died in Newtown have been on our local news.
Jennicut
Feb 2013
#31