Paris...Afterthoughts
making sense of the senseless19 total reviews
Comment from gypsycaravan
I am so grateful for this posting. One of my daughter's has been preaching this same theme for quite a long time. It's not the weapons, it's the mental problems. Provided help offered early enough may salvage some lives instead of turning them into 'mentally,criminally unsalvageable' people. This is written perfectly as are all your works. Thanks for writing such an important piece. Needs a six or 10, but I have none left.
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I am so grateful for this posting. One of my daughter's has been preaching this same theme for quite a long time. It's not the weapons, it's the mental problems. Provided help offered early enough may salvage some lives instead of turning them into 'mentally,criminally unsalvageable' people. This is written perfectly as are all your works. Thanks for writing such an important piece. Needs a six or 10, but I have none left.
Comment Written 10-Jan-2015
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It's very heartening to know that others recognize how early intervention can change the future. Thanks.
Comment from N.K. Wagner
I'm glad your grandson got the help he needed.
Your point of explosive frustration being a cause of some of today's youth violence is valid. It's not the only reason, but it certainly plays a part.
Well done, Ingrid. :) Nancy
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I'm glad your grandson got the help he needed.
Your point of explosive frustration being a cause of some of today's youth violence is valid. It's not the only reason, but it certainly plays a part.
Well done, Ingrid. :) Nancy
Comment Written 10-Jan-2015
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Nothing can be fitted into slots these days. The wide range of violent attacks can no longer be defined easily. nor can a single mind-set be the sole cause. I don't have any answers, but see where some intervention could change the future in some young people's lives, and in some cases, the lives that might be spared.. Thanks.
Comment from Dawn Munro
Absolutely bang-on in this essay, Ingrid, IMO. I especially loved the example you give with your own grandson, and it was a brilliant way to point out that many will not be so lucky, and those are the ones that pose potential threat to others.
Again, flawless writing that deserves a six-star rating, but I ran out early in the week.
OUTSTANDING!!!*********************************!
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Absolutely bang-on in this essay, Ingrid, IMO. I especially loved the example you give with your own grandson, and it was a brilliant way to point out that many will not be so lucky, and those are the ones that pose potential threat to others.
Again, flawless writing that deserves a six-star rating, but I ran out early in the week.
OUTSTANDING!!!*********************************!
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Thanks for the response.
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Comment from jpduck
Thank you for this thoughtful and well constructed piece.
A couple of suggestions:
'according the cause of the deaths in the kosher supermarket as an Anti-Semitic act' (Change to 'attributing the cause ... to an anti-Semitic act').
'His behaviour problems quickly caught up to his scholastic endeavours.' (Change 'to' to 'with').
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Thank you for this thoughtful and well constructed piece.
A couple of suggestions:
'according the cause of the deaths in the kosher supermarket as an Anti-Semitic act' (Change to 'attributing the cause ... to an anti-Semitic act').
'His behaviour problems quickly caught up to his scholastic endeavours.' (Change 'to' to 'with').
Comment Written 10-Jan-2015
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Your suggestions are very valid. Changes already made. Thanks.
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Very astute observations, Ingrid. Yes, it begins in childhood. Parents, not intending to, often CAUSE a feeling of worthlessness in their children by constantly criticizing and even calling them names. What the world needs more than science and language study is parenting classes! Parents won't like it at first, but if they are forced to go to school with their kids, they would come to accept their mistakes. They just don't know any better cuz no one ever taught them about the delicate mind of a child.
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Very astute observations, Ingrid. Yes, it begins in childhood. Parents, not intending to, often CAUSE a feeling of worthlessness in their children by constantly criticizing and even calling them names. What the world needs more than science and language study is parenting classes! Parents won't like it at first, but if they are forced to go to school with their kids, they would come to accept their mistakes. They just don't know any better cuz no one ever taught them about the delicate mind of a child.
Comment Written 10-Jan-2015
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As you likely know, there are often multi generations of abuse... Thanks.
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And it's no surprise. The old saying is true--children learn what they live.
Comment from Jay Squires
Thanks for posting this, Ingrid. It's good to see rational thought in action that might limit the number of children who might be amenable to the hateful, virulent propaganda of the terrorists.
Only found one possible nit:
supermarket as an anti-semitic act, [I believe semetic should be capitalized.]
Good job!
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Thanks for posting this, Ingrid. It's good to see rational thought in action that might limit the number of children who might be amenable to the hateful, virulent propaganda of the terrorists.
Only found one possible nit:
supermarket as an anti-semitic act, [I believe semetic should be capitalized.]
Good job!
Comment Written 09-Jan-2015
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Thanks Jay, yeah, interesting look at that nit. It seems it could go either way as an adjective or a title.
Comment from GWHARGIS
I remember in college a professor asked us how many people we had ever met. It was one of those where you start grabbing numbers out of the air. "Three hundred," I think I grabbed those numbers out of the air. Then he said, ' now, how many have you passed on the street and not realized you were looking at a cold blooded killer." I can remember getting chills. Every time I pas by someone from the middle east, I wonder. It's a horrible thing to admit, but it's true. I do believe that killers are born. Some act on it, others are caught early enough where they can be changed. Loved your essay. Gretchen
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I remember in college a professor asked us how many people we had ever met. It was one of those where you start grabbing numbers out of the air. "Three hundred," I think I grabbed those numbers out of the air. Then he said, ' now, how many have you passed on the street and not realized you were looking at a cold blooded killer." I can remember getting chills. Every time I pas by someone from the middle east, I wonder. It's a horrible thing to admit, but it's true. I do believe that killers are born. Some act on it, others are caught early enough where they can be changed. Loved your essay. Gretchen
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Comment Written 09-Jan-2015
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Admitting ones fears even prejudice, allows us to look at it rather than bury it in granite where no thoughts can penetrate. Thanks.
Comment from alf collier
Hi Spirtual Echo. I read this piece through once and never turned the page before I read for a second time. Somewhere deep within, this resonated with the feelings I have expressed many times. Many thanks for sharing this.
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Hi Spirtual Echo. I read this piece through once and never turned the page before I read for a second time. Somewhere deep within, this resonated with the feelings I have expressed many times. Many thanks for sharing this.
Comment Written 09-Jan-2015
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Thank you for the stars, but especially for the second read that /
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didn't finish...Thanks for the second read that will hopefully blend with your thoughts. We need tp pay attention. It's the least and maybe only thin we can do.
Comment from Sasha
You outdid yourself with this one. I, too, have spent a lot of time trying to understand the violence In Paris and other parts of the world. Children are at our mercy. If we do not have the money to pay for the test, they as well as society, suffers. I don't have the answer, but you gave me a lot to think about. I was so absorbed in this I didn't take the time to see if there were any spags or things that needed looking at...face it, I probably wouldn't see them anyway. Great work with this one. It deserves a 6 but it is Friday, and I am all out.
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You outdid yourself with this one. I, too, have spent a lot of time trying to understand the violence In Paris and other parts of the world. Children are at our mercy. If we do not have the money to pay for the test, they as well as society, suffers. I don't have the answer, but you gave me a lot to think about. I was so absorbed in this I didn't take the time to see if there were any spags or things that needed looking at...face it, I probably wouldn't see them anyway. Great work with this one. It deserves a 6 but it is Friday, and I am all out.
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Comment Written 09-Jan-2015
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I just hope that we all keep thinking and talking about mental issues and not expect kids to 'grow out of them,.' You and I never did.
