well, there is much talk, but, ....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bobby Greer [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 11:44 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Reaction to Colorado shootings
>
> List
>
>         I am back and feeling better >     Good Morning,           I am on
> a  list for children born in 1986 and this was thrown out. Frankly, this
> effects  all of our kids!!   >From: Alana  >You asked what our schools
> have
> done about violence  in the past couple of
> >>days. Alex (86) said the principal said (over the  intercom) that what
> >>happened in Colorado was unfortunate and that they  hoped it didn't
> happen
> >>here.
> >
> >        More  importantly - what are you doing? What are you saying to
> your
> >children?
> >
> >        Children  exist years before the school starts and then in all
> the
> >hours of the day  before and after school. They don't come out suspended
> >animation go to school  and then re-suspend after 7th  period!
> >
> >        Everyone is looking to  "someone else" to solve the problems -
> the
> >someone else is us! I  have no idea what was said at my daughter school
> as
> >the day after was an all  off school chorus and orchestra concert. And
> the
> >next was take your daughter  to work day. I would like to know what they
> are
> >saying - more because   we over emphasis things and make our  children
> >frightened.
> >
> >        Kids  take their cues from us - ever watch a real little one fall
> >down and then  check your face for a reaction before they react. I have -
> >when the Mom looks  horrified the kid starts crying and carring on. When
> my
> >kid took a nose dive,  I would do a quick visual check and then laughed
> and
> >picked her  - and  she would laugh to and be fine. So still today when
> stuff
> >happens its no big  deal. We are giving the kids a signal when we make an
> >incident a major  tragedy.
> >
> >        The news takes any  little item they can and blow it up and
> mostly
> >the negative imaginary ones.  They get in their digs. I read in one
> article
> >one of the girls had been a  Witch and only found religion recently and
> >returned to fold of Christianity.  What on Earth did have to do anything?
> Who
> >doesn't understand that Witchcraft  is a religion? Or that children who
> do
> >their version of WitchCraft aren't  real followers of the the true Old
> >Religion but are fascinated by the dark  side that Christainity has made
> and
> >use as  propaganda.
> >
> >        I will talk with  my daughter - I will explain that those kids
> that
> >did the shootings are sign  of our times. Times in which we allow
> everyone
> >else to raise our children.  When we refuse to be the force of change
> >because - its someone else job. The  time when big houses, fancy cars and
> >having stuff - take presidence over  being home and baking cookies. When
> Mom
> >and Dad are more into themselves then  the offspring they produced. When
> our
> >teenagers want to have babies because  they want someone to love them.
> The
> >problem is not with our children - its  with their adults. I will explain
> -
> >that all the things people like to blame  stuff on - so they don't need
> look
> >at themselves to hard - will once again  raise its head. She will need to
> >extra careful - We are Pagan - In fact we  are Witches - One of the most
> >amusing things that happens to me (I am a   Minister and Priestess)  is
> when
> >I do stuff and people tell - What a  good Christian I am.  As tho there
> no
> >other good people in the world.  So, we are subject to violent verbal
> >attacks. She knows - that we are  "forbidden to harm" and that the
> threefold
> >law - what ever you do  comes back to you in triplicate -  works.
> >
> >        And what are you going  to about this? Beyond shake your head and
> >complain and look to more  government and state intervention. How
> involved
> >are you in your school. Are  you on the PTA?  Do you chaperon events? Do
> you
> >go to school events? Who  does your child come home to?  Do you know
> their
> >teachers?
> >
> >        I am on the  PTA, I chaperon the chorus, I go to Amber's school
> >events, I am home >from  work ( albeit all of 5 minutes LOL) before Amber
> gets
> >home. I have met all  her teachers. I am a single parent - I do work
> fulltime
> >and Amber does have  to get herself off to school in the morning - her
> "Aunt"
> >Cin lives  4 houses down. She gets up at 6:15 and is out of the house at
> >7:00. One night  a week I take a class - I am working on a Master's
> degree.
> >The other 6 nights  - I am home. Amber plays softball, she in Girl
> Scouts, I
> >have her in  Religious Education class at the Universalist Unitarian we
> >belong to. What am  I going to do about this? I am going to talk to the
> >people at the school, and  I am going to start a Pagan Youth Group -
> Amber is
> >at the end of 7th grade  and only one more of middle school then she to
> will
> >be in HIgh School. As I  watched the children in Orchestra and Chorus
> >preforming Wednesday - I tried  to imagine this happening at the high
> school
> >here. You know - it didn't take  a big leap - I have been to the high
> school
> >and seen the Police cars there. I  have a friend who is a teachers aid at
> one
> >of the schools for the distrubtive  kids, and they are in and out of Juvy
> >hall or jail if they are over 18. If  each and everyone of us doesn't
> make a
> >commitment to put one of  "our" things aside and spend that time with our
> >kids -
> >they will be  lost. Children don't need fancy houses and cars and things
> -
> >they need  us!
> >
> >                                       Brightest  Blessings
> >                                            Trisha? Rev. Raynyng Angel
> >
> >