Why? Well, not sure (as in why I'm posting this - maybe to get it out of my head?)
I know the world changes a bit once you become a parent, or rather your perception of things, etc. While I've come across infant loss blogs, other sad stories that have affected me, I finally had one "really" get to me. Maybe I shouldn't take something so to heart, but with a slight parallel to the situation, I guess sometimes you don't have a choice - you feel what you do.
Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma bombing, and while I've always considered it a tragic, horrid event, this year I gained a new perspective. I have kids now. It hits 100x more that someone could park a bomb underneath a daycare center. Or the fact that the little girl in the infamous photo had just turned one and had a birthday party. I just had two little girls turn one with a big party. To know what transpired not even 24 hours after hers? And for her mother to have to even now see that photo. I can't even look at it knowing it's a baby about the age of mine. Just for once, as every year there's always news coverage, can't we see her happy and playing?
I guess the bigger picture is raising our girls in an imperfect world. Hoping like crazy they experience everything they should.
Again sorry for a depressing topic - normally scheduled twin blogging with pictures returning shortly.
Our perspective on life has really changed hasn't it? Our worries are so much different now and we can only hope our girls will be spared from some of the awful things out there.
ReplyDeleteI do often reflect on my children's lives, wanting them to live a long, long, long happy life.
ReplyDeleteI think it takes awhile for perception about our kids and the world around them, takes some time to hit us. But once it does....it hits us hard! It's a balancing act and one you can totally do!
ReplyDelete*HUGS*