Random Thoughts
Thanks for the love and concern you've been sending my way as the sorrow in Aurora unfolds. I was heavily sedated immediately after January 8, 2011, so this part brings back no personal memories for me. The loss, the devastation, only exacerbates what's always so close to my heart. Time passes, and the wounds become less raw, less omnipresent, but never less painful. I hope that those Coloradans are as enveloped in love as my family and I were; that's what got us through the darkness. ***** There's an interesting discussion on BlogHer about purple backpacks and long division and the Lands End back to school catalog. People are all over the map in their responses, but the tone of it all is civil and intelligent while "agreeing to disagree" through gritted teeth. It's just what on-line conversations should be all about. **** While I'm on that subject, I tried raising gender neutral children and, except around the edges, I ...