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Look, you misread my original intent. I do appreciate your concern. If you must send something, send it to the victim's families or send it to the police offiers or the medical staff.

My kids are out of school again tomorrow. This time because the news is reporting that schools have "credible information" that they should be closed.

A little more than a year ago I was dealing with my son being afraid to take the dog out in the back yard at night because he heard an airplane. He knew the planes had been grounded. But I explained to him that we're located between several major military installations and that he was hearing military planes.

I'm sure that even during the L.A. riots you knew there were places you shouldn't go. We don't have that luxury. ALL of the shootings have been in "safe" zones.

My kid watches tv and wonders if he'll make it to math class or if mom will make it back from the grocery store. As an adult I understand the odds, but I'm still looking over my shoulder.

A lot of our kids (and adults) are scared.

But a bag of Snickers won't help that.

During the LA riots we were not at all sure where the next attck was comming from. There was widespread shooting and looting from Watts to Hollywood to Bel Aire. We went to the grocery store in groups and escorted each other out to walk dogs with guns. The shootings were random and there was more than one shooter. You want to talk about fear... There were plently who were afraid. But see, you make my point.

I bet durring the LA riots you never thought about the amount of fear that gripped my community. I bet you never thought about the kids in my neighborhood who thought the world was comming to end and that nothing made sense to them.

No, a bag a of snickers would not help you . But you know that is not what we are talking about right now. We are talking about reaching out in some way, allbeit small, to give support to people going through a scary and very difficult time. I suspect playing the martyr is more to your liking. I did not mis-read your intent. You told me to get a clue and that my idea was "stupid" among other rude things. Please stop trying to back peddle. If you are hurt and scared you ought to be. I would be too. The issue here is that you don't have to piss on everyone else just because you are afraid. We have all been in scary circumstances... We are all scared of things that are going on in the world, you will get through it too. Everyone has some connection to Sept. 11 and most everyone was ,and is still afraid of the possibility of furhter attacks.

Hopefuly ,the American way is to ban togehter to try and help each other through it, not name call and whine and try to own the fear of everyone else.

Still I pray for your son and your family and hope that you all can find some peace. I know how it feels, and I would not want anyone else esp. the kids to be that scared . May God watch over your family and protect you and your friends and family.

May you heal from the stress and fear you have come to know over the past few weeks. It could take awhile before you feel "normal" again. It is called post traumatic stress and there are many , many other people who have experienced it. You will recover in time.