anyone in connecticut?

hopanka

What in the world is going on there? I am getting chills and am completely stunned! Anyone from there? Are you guys ok?

Assembly_Reqd

Not from there, but completely stunned.

My heart is breaking for those parents and families. 

malcivar

Same here.  I'm having a bit of a hard time dealing.  The world just doesn't make sense sometimes.  I can't even imagine the pain these parents are going to be going through.  And the kids ... HOW do you explain this to them?

zoeyandsummersmom

Yes, I am not getting anything done today. I am so sick over this. How can this happen? A lot of my coworkers live in that town. I just want to get to daycare, grab my girl and hug her until the end of time. She can puke on me anytime she wants. My heart is breaking for these families.

preggersINschool25

There is someone from my BMB that went to that elementary school.

grbnik

malcivar:

Same here.  I'm having a bit of a hard time dealing.  The world just doesn't make sense sometimes.  I can't even imagine the pain these parents are going to be going through.  And the kids ... HOW do you explain this to them?

Exactly.

I cannot imagine being a parent from that school right now

lite-bright

I'm just ... I can't. We're curled up on the couch watching a movie and I'm trying not to cry. I'm so shaken up by this. 

And what do you even say to your child on the spectrum or with a physical disability, when you're not sure how much they'll understand or be able to do? Listen to your teachers? Run as fast as you can? Hide? Because why, sometimes bad people come to school to hurt them? This is what I have to wonder if I should explain to my 4.5-YO? 

I don't even know. Those parents, OMG, the parents who are finding out. 

How does this keep happening, and getting worse every time?  

finsup

I don't live in CT now but I'm originally from there. 

I'm horrified and speechless.  What is there to say?

Hugging my kids hard tonight.

Assembly_Reqd

Now they are speculating that the murderer had a "learning disability" and using phrases like "no empathy" ........ugh.

malcivar

Assembly_Reqd:

Now they are speculating that the murderer had a "learning disability" and using phrases like "no empathy" ........ugh.

Yeah I saw that.  Let's see where this goes.  

JoJoGee

I don't live in Connecticut, but my heart aches for the families affected by this tragedy.  I keep imagining what the last few moments were like for those poor children.  There are simply no words...

As for the gunman, ABC is already reporting that he had autism...

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/live-updates-newtown-ct-school-shooting/

 

JoJoGee

Nevermind, ABC took down that comment.

lite-bright

The NY Post still has "autistic" in one of their stories, although I don't know that I particularly trust the Post. 

Another story used "developmentally disabled".  

d.f

Not in CT but I'm heart broken for that community.  I can't stop reading the news.

pastalady

-auntie-:

Such a tragic situation. I can't imagine what this community is going through.

I had been waiting for the other shoe to drop all day. Older brother painting the shooter are autistic/Aspergers.

Hard as it is to explain this massacre to a LO; it's even harder to explain it to an adult who can't wrap his mind around someone who shares his dx doing something so inhuman.

Yeah my DH head them mention aspergers on one news segment and is very upset (he has aspergers).  My heart goes out to those families tonight and I will be spending our weekend hugging the crap out of my kid. 

Rdmaggie

I guess I'm never shocked to hear that a person capable of these types of crimes has some kind of mental condition... I mean honestly, there has to be some sort of mental/emotional/behavioral issue for a person to do something like this, whether or not it was ever diagnosed. I'm sure enviroment plays a role but there has to be more to it.

tiredmamma

I'm in CT, about 45 minutes from Newtown. Hearing the news of a school lockdown, I thought it was just going to be something going on in the area not the actual school. Driving around, there were only news reports on the radio and you could only see horrified looks on other drivers. I think most schools had police presence, I know all the schools in our town had officers at them. Stunned and heartbroken does not even begin to describe my family's feelings. I have seen the media labeling the gunman with autism, learning disabled, and personality disordered. This makes me feel fearful for the treatment of those that do have those diagnosis'. I'm also hoping that there are no copycatters.

smiling76

lite-bright:

The NY Post still has "autistic" in one of their stories, although I don't know that I particularly trust the Post. 

Another story used "developmentally disabled".  

As of this morning they were saying Asbergers and also literally coudln't feel pain.  Regardless, he had true mental issues if he could shoot his mom in the face and THEN go to the school---truly insane. 

My heart still aches today for the families and the children that had to see this.  I know those who passed are in Heaven and will be angels--but still....doesn't help.  I couldn't stop hugging my kids all weekend.