Apr 2013
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN TO A CHILD THAT WAS INURED IN A BOMBING THAT ITS OKAY TO GO BACK OUT AND PLAY
As I walked down Boylston Street today in Boston, I came to the site where the bombs went off during the Boston Marathon of 2013. And as tragic as that event was, something caught my eye that made me stop in my tracks as my knees began to weaken. An 8-year old boy in a wheelchair was sitting in front of the store that was still under repair from the bombing last week. This child was injured in the blast and his caretakers were reintroducing him back into society. He had two Trauma workers that were wearing Trauma logo'd jackets and were pointing to different places on the sidewalk. The little boy was listening but he seemed confused. It was heart wrenching to watch. I think of my own 18-month old son and how innocent he is. How would I ever begin to explain what happened in a way that he would ever be able to relax in a crowd ever again?
Those terrorists not only took the lives of citizens, and the legs from others. They also took the innocence from children who no longer get to grow up with the kind of naiveness that makes being a child so much fun. The scars you can see are bad enough. The scars we'll never see are even more sinister.
I didn't want to take the little kid's picture. I'm not that kind of a blogger or guy. I simply took a picture of ground zero as a reminder that the world we live in is, indeed, fragile. Yes, Bostonians are resilient and yes, life goes on. But the scars will last. And they are reminders that we must make an effort to live harmoniously. It's not a given. We have to make it. We have to create it. We have to feed it. And we have to guard it.
Like that little boy, Boston is a little less innocent than it was one week ago. And now, we have to get up, brush ourselves off, hug each other, and do what we can to see that love outsmarts hate.
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TAYLOR SWIFT WAS A CHILD REJECTED BY HER PEERS
23/04/13 06:47 Filed in: children | pop culture
This is such an interesting article about a mother who was pained to watch her own daughter be rejected by her peers. Instead of playing with her friends, multi-platinum recording artist Taylor Swift, opted to write and play songs in her bedroom as a pre-famous teen. Well, I guess Taylor Swift has no shortage of friends now. But then again, how many of them are hanger-ons and how many are died-in-the-wool friends? Great article in Elle Magazine; http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/cover-shoots/taylor-swift-3?cid=obinsite
KIDS ARE SO IMPRESSIONABLE AT 18 MONTHS
16/04/13 06:50
Conor seems to be going through a powerful growth spurt now and it's surprising what he's able to pick up and mimic. It is so much fun doing different behaviors and seeing which ones he wants to copy.
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING TODAY
What a sad day that on Patriots Day, April 15, 2013 someone would plant and detonate two bombs at the Boston Marathon. One of my colleagues and friends, Christian Williams, was hit in that bombing and is at Brigham and Women's Hospital tonight. According to his room mate, he just got out of surgery and surgeons have managed to save both legs and his hand. He is very lucky for being at the wrong place and the wrong time. HIs girlfriend was also hit and she too, has survived and is doing okay this evening. Caroline is a great girl and our family is praying for the speedy recovery of these two super people.