Mother breaks down after seeing 3-year-old daughter practicing lockdown drill

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5. I wonder what kind of scars that will leave on children

I know I still carry psychic scars from doing "duck & cover" drills in case of nuclear attacks. Our family had practice runs on where to meet if an attack were imminent so we could drive to my grandmother's house and shelter in her half basement.

When I realized what the possible targets were I knew sheltering there was useless. The house was on a west facing slope above a lake, less than fifty miles from McDill AFB in Tampa. The basement and house had big windows that faced west.

Then I read "Alas, Babylon" which was set not too far from where we lived and decided that if there were an attack I'd rather die immediately.

I was eleven when I made that decision.

Children should not have to worry about dying.