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Dustlawyer

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26. Thank you! Christmas is fun again for me. I have young grandchildren whose innocent

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #20)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 12:48 PM

Dec 2012

joy and wonderment at this time of year cannot help but to bring joy to me and my family! I will however, be stopping by the cemetery on 12/21 to spend some time with Joshua and my father who insisted on being buried by Joshua's side. It is comforting now to do this as I spend time remembering them and the good times. In years past it was a very dark empty hole I would fall into. Knowing what I know about what those families have ahead of them, I am deeply saddened and my heart goes out to them! Thank you again!

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When the parents release favorite photos of their children, [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 OP

These babes probably had their school pics taken in November. boston bean Dec 2012 #1

Australians (I know a few) say they just do not marions ghost Dec 2012 #3

Dunblane, Scotland, 1996: jsr Dec 2012 #2

Wow, you had to go all the way back to 1996 to find a similar event outside of the US. A Simple Game Dec 2012 #17

Never. 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #4

I like this post and this thread. Loudly Dec 2012 #5

At which point Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #6

They should release photos of the corpses LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #7

Connecticut state police would never do that. Jennicut Dec 2012 #13

Obviously not. I know that. LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #14

I think the president of the NRA should be given a mop and bottle of clorox and be filmed JanMichael Dec 2012 #15

I absolutely agree with you. llmart Dec 2012 #24

I could only picture my daughter when hearing about the news Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #8

Newtown now has a historical dividing day lunatica Dec 2012 #9

I hope they don't. There is no good reason for that. slackmaster Dec 2012 #10

Imagine My Surprise At Your Opinion. (nt) Paladin Dec 2012 #11

I think she meant photos of them when they were alive, not sammytko Dec 2012 #12

Sadly nothing will change :( Heather MC Dec 2012 #16

I lost a son, Joshua, at age 3 1/2. I was a total basket case for 2 years. There was no joy in Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #18

So sorry for your loss...... nt Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 #20

Thank you! Christmas is fun again for me. I have young grandchildren whose innocent Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #26

all of the world's children are precious tk2kewl Dec 2012 #19

I hope they wait a while before naming them Tsiyu Dec 2012 #21

Each family has a state trooper stationed at their home. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 #22

Beautifuland appropriate thoughts and words. Thank you. PufPuf23 Dec 2012 #23

And now those pictures come...... Are_grits_groceries Dec 2012 #25