tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793959183956151963.post4394249301547407993..comments2023-03-27T06:33:56.976-04:00Comments on Grande Dark Roast- No Room for Cream: I Thought We Stopped Burning "Witches" at the StakeRick Flynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291941696209792213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793959183956151963.post-84746250367353571182016-06-01T12:32:20.210-04:002016-06-01T12:32:20.210-04:00Thanks, Jeanne. Perhaps I'm just suffering fro...Thanks, Jeanne. Perhaps I'm just suffering from some social media burnout. Rick Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291941696209792213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793959183956151963.post-86516970807473243072016-06-01T12:31:36.423-04:002016-06-01T12:31:36.423-04:00Thanks for the comments Judy. Thanks for the comments Judy. Rick Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291941696209792213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793959183956151963.post-22616398566436840092016-06-01T10:02:57.631-04:002016-06-01T10:02:57.631-04:00Hmmm. I've often thought Fox News feeds the fe...Hmmm. I've often thought Fox News feeds the fear that makes Trump look like a solution, but I hadn't considered that social media, which encourages Trumpeting, plays a role, too. Tragic loss, but I would have made the same choice the zoo folks did. Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793959183956151963.post-75041345054267860412016-06-01T07:36:37.089-04:002016-06-01T07:36:37.089-04:00I've been thinking about this post all night.....I've been thinking about this post all night....<br /><br />I like to consider myself a kind, fairly decent person. I have 2 adult children whom I have tried to raise as compassionate people. There is a big part of me that wants to agree with this post.<br /><br />But I can't.<br /><br />When my son was 2 1/2, I lost him in Walmart. It was the longest 5 minutes of my life. Yes, it was an "accident". I certainly didn't MEAN to lose my child. But... it was MY fault. I did not blame Walmart for not having a safe shopping environment. I. Stopped. Paying Attention. It was definitely a Bad Parent moment. Fortunately, he was returned to me without harm, and no one in Walmart had to be shot and killed before this happened. I can tell you this: if he had stood before me and TOLD me he was going to wander where he wasn't supposed to be, I would have listened. Measures would have been taken. He would have had to sit on the floor by me, or, even more likely, we would have LEFT. <br /><br />I have worked in Child Care and in a Preschool. 4-year-olds (should) have some concept of right and wrong. I'm willing to bet anything in the Zoo gift shop that that kid KNEW what he was doing was wrong. I'm also willing to bet that a "No" from Mom doesn't mean much to him.<br /><br />Am I being judge-y? You betcha. If that makes me a bad person, so be it. Every single thing about that situation could have-and SHOULD have-been prevented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16375294391069467886noreply@blogger.com