Life Can Be Scary!

[Tony Page]

I'm sure that things may have happened to you that gave you a scare.

Something disturbing happened today. My 11-year-old grandson came home from school and said, " A student, brought a gun to school today, and was going to shoot it in the school" we asked where he got his information from he said from other students or rumors. My daughter, who is completely upset, looked at the school online site that they used to communicate with the school. They mentioned that the police were looking into an incident. That's all it said. My daughter has a friend who might have more information so she called her she claimed a student put a picture online carrying a rifle with a list of names of kids he wanted to shoot and that he was going to shoot them tomorrow.

We also found out and talking to my grandson because we questions about the metal detectors apparently they're only at the front doors, but it's the rear doors that are used by most student who we're not taking the bus. The rear doors have no metal detectors, really smart.

At first, my daughter felt she should leave my grandson home tomorrow as a precaution because we didn't know if he had any accomplices. Now that she knows the police are involved, she's thinking it over.

What happened with " I'll meet you outside after school" to settle differences. We'd either fight or talk it out. Sometimes, one party wouldn't show.

As a grandparent, I worry about my grandkids probably more than I did my own kids because I see what's going on today it's scary.

 

[Don Alaska]

@Tony Page it is a breakdown in our society that is causing this. It certainly isn't the guns. Guns were far more available in my (and your) childhood than they are now. I remember being 12 years old and walking into a gun store to buy a rifle. In high school, most of the guys kept their hunting rifles in their cars and trucks, ready to go to the field as soon as school was out. Nobody shot up a school, guns never entered a school. Handguns were rare, and adults who had them taught children never to touch them, or taught them proper handling of the dangerous weapons. We could even buy guns and ammo through the mail. A few political assassinations changed the laws, making guns less available, but guns violence has increased after doing so, not decreased.

All so sad.

 

[Tony Page]

@Tony Page it is a breakdown in our society that is causing this. It certainly isn't the guns. Guns were far more available in my (and your) childhood than they are now. I remember being 12 years old and walking into a gun store to buy a rifle. In high school, most of the guys kept their hunting rifles in their cars and trucks, ready to go to the field as soon as school was out. Nobody shot up a school, guns never entered a school. Handguns were rare, and adults who had them taught children never to touch them, or taught them proper handling of the dangerous weapons. We could even buy guns and ammo through the mail. A few political assassinations changed the laws, making guns less available, but guns violence has increased after doing so, not decreased.

All so sad.

I agree it's who behind the weapon that's the problem.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

That is a really scary situation for sure, @Tony Page ! If it were me, I would definitely keep my child home from school until I knew it was safe. Missing a day of school is not the end of the world, but a school shooting might be.
Schools get paid for a child being there, so they act like it is vital for a child to be in school each day, but as long as the child is learning what they need to be taught in school, missing a day is not going to make any difference at all.

 

[Hedi Mitchell]

Unbelievable what parents, teachers and etc have to go through, just to teach kids.Kids do not have the right kind of role models today. Marks hero was Roy Rogers vast difference from today's childhood hero's.

 

[Bobby Cole]

@Tony Page it is a breakdown in our society that is causing this. It certainly isn't the guns. Guns were far more available in my (and your) childhood than they are now. I remember being 12 years old and walking into a gun store to buy a rifle. In high school, most of the guys kept their hunting rifles in their cars and trucks, ready to go to the field as soon as school was out. Nobody shot up a school, guns never entered a school. Handguns were rare, and adults who had them taught children never to touch them, or taught them proper handling of the dangerous weapons. We could even buy guns and ammo through the mail. A few political assassinations changed the laws, making guns less available, but guns violence has increased after doing so, not decreased.

All so sad.

Of course it doesn’t help when today’s parents and teachers are recommending psychiatric aid for the kids.
A major portion of the shooters were on some type of psychiatric medication such as SSRI’s (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
whereby the patient can become violent and / or suicidal.

We, of the past, weren’t afforded psychiatric aid that is, unless you consider that the only serotonin blocker to be had was a belt, a shoe, a switch etc. There was a lot of “woodshed” therapy in those days when a kid dreaded even going home after a school fight, a bad report card or was reported by the teacher or principle to be disrespectful.
Pretty scary stuff If I remember correctly!

 

[Cody Fousnough]

Yea, sure don't know what is going on today! However, it does seem like kids involved with organizations like 4-H, FFA and Scouts aren't so much like this. Not saying farm and ranch kids are that innocent, but.............

 

[Marie Mallory]

I'm sure that things may have happened to you that gave you a scare.

Something disturbing happened today. My 11-year-old grandson came home from school and said, " A student, brought a gun to school today, and was going to shoot it in the school" we asked where he got his information from he said from other students or rumors. My daughter, who is completely upset, looked at the school online site that they used to communicate with the school. They mentioned that the police were looking into an incident. That's all it said. My daughter has a friend who might have more information so she called her she claimed a student put a picture online carrying a rifle with a list of names of kids he wanted to shoot and that he was going to shoot them tomorrow.

We also found out and talking to my grandson because we questions about the metal detectors apparently they're only at the front doors, but it's the rear doors that are used by most student who we're not taking the bus. The rear doors have no metal detectors, really smart.

At first, my daughter felt she should leave my grandson home tomorrow as a precaution because we didn't know if he had any accomplices. Now that she knows the police are involved, she's thinking it over.

What happened with " I'll meet you outside after school" to settle differences. We'd either fight or talk it out. Sometimes, one party wouldn't show.

As a grandparent, I worry about my grandkids probably more than I did my own kids because I see what's going on today it's scary.

I know how you feel ,Tony, I too worry about my greatgrands in schools now.The society they are growing up in is scary.

 

[Marie Mallory]

Yea, sure don't know what is going on today! However, it does seem like kids involved with organizations like 4-H, FFA and Scouts aren't so much like this. Not saying farm and ranch kids are that innocent, but.............

So true, now its all about the big house and mothers working lonf hours to help pay for it or fathers not supporting their kids.
My granddaughter we always called 'Paris' because she liked the extravagant lifestyle. Her and her spouse just bought a huge money pit. She now has 2 babies a boy 2 and newborn girl.
I was so hoping they would get some land and raise horses or goats etc. Now those kids will have no place to play in the yard and no farm animals to care for.