Anybody else? Emily, my 8yo daughter has
been acting really insecure for the last few
weeks, worrying that the Mrs. & I wouldn't pick
her up after Girl Scouts and other activities.
She's even come to me a few times, not wanting
me to leave for short errands, saying "I'm
afraid something might happen to you and you
won't come back." I tried in dozens of ways to
get her to open up & explain what the problem
was, and all she'd say was "I know I shouldn't
worry and be scared, but I can't help it."
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Well, last night she finally shared what was
on her mind. It seems that a few days after the
WTC attack she was at my (dumb-ass) sister's
house, and they were discussing the attack and
our retaliation plans. Emily had mentioned
that we were going to bomb them, and my sister
said "They've got airplanes and bombs that they
can use on us too!!" [b]WTF[/b] would anybody
tell an 8yo something like that??? The poor
child has been scared to death that Dad's gonna
get smoked by an Afghan air-to-surface missle
on his way to work in northwest Ohio.
I explained to her that while Afghanistan had
something that resembled an Air Force on 10/6/01, it was nothing but burnt scrap metal
pieces now. I explained that our troops are
there, doing what [b]Has to be done[/b] in
response to the WTC attack. That yes, some of
them probably wouldn't make it home, and we
should (and do) pray for them, their families,
GWB & his support team.
But most importantly I explained to her, in
language appropriate for an 8yo girl that those
son-of-a-bitches [b]started[/b] this shit with
us for no damned reason at all, and before this
is all over the USA is going to [b]kick the f'in
shit out of their asses and turn their rocky
landscape in to a giant f'in kitty litter box.[/b]
I'd like to be the man that gets to put a .45
slug in that bastard's forehead. [b]NOTHING[/b]
pisses me off more than someone messing with my
kids. [b]NOTHING!![/b]