This is what my son, 5, told his sister, 7, in the car this afternoon on the way to karate…
“Do you know what’s happenin’
in New York right now?”
“No.”
“A statue breaked. It fell on the road.
And they glued it. And it’s fixed.”
When I asked him where he heard about the statue, he shrugged and said, I dreamed it.
I wish we could fix what’s broken.
All my love…,
Haley
Hollie said, December 18th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Oh Haley! So do I.
Have you talked to the kids about what did happen?
Haley-O said, December 18th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Hi Hollie, We haven’t shared any details with them: we told them something bad happened (because I’ve been visibly upset), and we’ve isolated the lessons — like appreciating each other more, safety measures at school — and we did talk about the lockdown drill our school held. We dedicated our Hanukkah lighting to souls who were lost, their families, the community. As you can see from what my son said, he seems to sense something has been broken…. Have you talked to your kids? Hugs…
unah grieve said, December 18th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
unimaginable,unbelievable,utterly devastating.gun violence….intolerable.
i am thankful to live in such a peaceful nation
Haley-O said, December 18th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Aww Unah, Hugs….
AlwaysARedhead said, December 18th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Heartbreaking
Stan said, December 18th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
Thank you, Haley. That was a really beautiful post. You have amazing kids.
Chantal said, December 19th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Oh sweet boy, sweet thoughts. Such horrors. It is unbearable. That is why I haven’t told my kids. I can barley talk about it. Too much. Hugs.
Haley-O said, December 19th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
@AlwaysARedhead Hugs…
@Stan Hugs… And thank you – that means a lot coming from you.
@Chantal Hugs…. No words. Too, too much.
Goofball said, January 1st, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Hi Haley,
wishing you a great 2013!