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hlthe2b

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1. the parents of both Dylan and Eric were really hounded--this was Columbine after all and set the

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 09:15 PM

Feb 2018

stage for so many more such incidents to come, but at that time we were all just slack-jawed and desperate to know WHY. I remember because I was essentially home-bound and immobile due to ankle surgery, making me a captive to 24/7 coverage that left me reeling, but I just couldn't turn away. Even then, I was both transfixed by what the parents might be able to convey and a bit horrified that they would be blamed to some extent--no matter whether deserving or not and despite their own pain.

I read Sue Klebold's book and will listen to this Ted talk as well. She's been pretty honest about Dylan.

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Anyone seen this excellent Ted talk by Sue Klebold, mom of Dylan Klebold, Columbine shooter? [View all] Amaryllis Feb 2018 OP

the parents of both Dylan and Eric were really hounded--this was Columbine after all and set the hlthe2b Feb 2018 #1

It is a different kind of pain than those whose children were killed, but the guilt and constant Amaryllis Feb 2018 #2

That's a false equivalency JNelson6563 Feb 2018 #5

They thought it was locked away sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #12

No matter how excruciating her pain and I am sure it is extreme, she needed to take her MaryMagdaline Feb 2018 #3

Excuse me? I have empathy for both. sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #4

Me too. Amaryllis Feb 2018 #7

That's pretty cold. I find her story more interesting than any other Hamlette Feb 2018 #6

I think she has much to teach the rest of us. marybourg Feb 2018 #8

You dont understand atonement. Or that the line between good and evil runs thru every mans heart lostnfound Feb 2018 #9

I think I understand atonement. I read her statements. MaryMagdaline Feb 2018 #11

Thoughtful comments, fair. Nt lostnfound Feb 2018 #13

whoah... Parents will differ on this, but after Columbine, the majority of parents wanted to hear hlthe2b Feb 2018 #10