Comments on: I don’t even know their names

By: Kagey

Kagey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:26 +0000

Thank you, LuluMom. That gives me a little more perspective on this.
Catherine – I suppose there will always be tragedies. Maybe truly listening without judgment is the least – and most- we can do at those times.
Now I’m going to go hug my kids again.

By: LuluMom

LuluMom — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:57:51 +0000

But you did help, you see. You listened, you felt, and here you are sharing, and in this big scary world, these things matter.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:28:16 +0000

This is terrible, and I feel for you, Kagey. I have a co-worker who’s brother accidentally shot his own son last week. We are all at a loss as to what to say or do. My heart goes out to all those people whose life changes so dramatically in an instant.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:08 +0000

How sad. I would have bawled my eyes, had I been the one at the park hearing this story. It’s times and stories like these that make you want to be a better person, better Mom and Wife and count your blessings daily.

By: Kari

Kari — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:55:02 +0000

How devastating for that family. But I am sure you provided some measure of comfort that day. It sure makes me count my blessings.

By: Kagey

Kagey — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:52:33 +0000

I’m realizing how weird the end of my bio blurb sounds in contrast to this blog. Yeah, this was definitely a situation when I wasn’t “laughing about it all.”

By: Amber Johnson

Amber Johnson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:24:38 +0000

P.S. Thank you for this!

By: Amber Johnson

Amber Johnson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:24:13 +0000

This post just made me sad. How in an instant, everything can change. I don’t know how I deal with random suffering. It seems I cope better with my problems than I do when people I love are suffering. The helpless feeling is the worst in the world.