Leej, I am sorry, too. I skipped right to bet's pos this morning, after going to bed last night and missed your earlier post altogether and so was kinda surprised at teh email this a.m. I am sorry it came off that way.

I, too, have avoided the "gory details"; the horror of being a prent and still not knowing, this morning, the fate of my child, would be too much to bear. I cannot help them by wallowing in the medai coverage. Better we should all pray/meditate.

Alie, you are absolutely right. My three sisters are all schoolteachers. We have all seen sucha decline in what children are taught at home about respect, responsibility, and ethics. The same parents who complain and expect teachers to do it all these days are also the ones who are too lazy or undisciplined to actively take part int ehir kids lives through monitoring what they are exposed to in the movies and television. Those parents want our government to guarantee federal censorship because they can't be bothered to do it themselves. I think they've all forgotten how to say no and that their tvs have off buttons. And computers, too!

I am sorry, this is a raw nerve.

kat