Why

Dabey's typing this post because I got lotion in my eye and it hurts!  I don't think I can write about today without mentioning what happened at that school in Connecticut.  I'm still trying to wrap my head around the emotions regarding this tragedy.  I mean, how could somebody walk I to a school and shoot 20 kids. It's beyond my scope of understanding.  It makes me sad, mad, and helpless.  I hate that's there's nothing I can do to protect those kids or ease their parent's pain and grief.

Though one never knows how one will react in such a situation, I can't help but think that my protective instincts would do whatever it takes to make sure those kids were safe.  The teachers at that school did a wonderful job handling the situation.  I'm confident that all of the adults who were killed died protecting their students.  Just thinking about it now, the only question that remains is why someone would do this.

We can talk about gun laws and debate how to prevent something like this from happening again. However, the basic truth is that we are relatively powerless.  These types of people have always existed.  They represent the worst traits that humans contain.  All we can do is hold our loved ones close, cherish the time that we spend with them, and make as many memories as possible.  My greatest sympathies go out to the families who drive frantically to that school, only to find that they'd be going home alone.  I can't imagine their sorrow.  I wish that I had the words to make meaning out of this but am at a loss.