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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious if you had the same feelings when children are shot dead in their classrooms, the same age as your children? What makes it different about the Texas floods? In both situations it’s innocent children whose lives were ended too soon and a place where they thought they should feel safe.[/quote]

Op here. I tell my 12 year old that there are pros and cons to being sensitive or empathetic. Sadly, this is a con. While I have been extremely sad over Gaza, the last time I cried like this over children in the US was Uvalde. In this case it’s especially the fact that the smallest children - the 8 year olds - were closest to the river and the posts I see about things like cleaning and returning their stuffed animals to their families. My 8 year old came home yesterday and got really upset because one of her stuffed animals had accidentally ended up under a box my husband moved (the animal was fine). One of my favorite things about summer is I don’t worry about school shootings. I obviously send my kids to school anyway and manage and conceptually know they’re at higher risk every time they’re in the car - but it makes me be sure to tell them I love them before they go out the door because it’s often on my mind. [/quote]

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