The MUSIC stopped...

This post is going to be rather boring for those who don't have children, irrelevant to those, perhaps that do.  The purpose of my blog started with these little girls that I get to call my own!  While, I love hitting crazy topics, fun stuff and everything in between, but my sole purpose was to leave something behind for them to have that was ME.  Something that dealt with my feelings, my thoughts, my memories and it was perfect timing as we have this huge old house that is OUR focus! 



So, this post is going to be about my girls. (as many are!)



Thursday, December 18th 2014

You can home from school and I could tell the minute you got off that yellow bus that something was wrong.  You were not quite yourself.  You really have not been this whole week, but today was different.  The air was thick...the world was quiet. 

The MUSIC stopped. 

The Music that is YOU stopped. 



We walked inside the warm house (as it was snowing off and on all day but no accumulation) and you were talking about me not being able to see what was in your folder. I thought it was a Christmas gift for Dad and I, since you said he couldn't look when I suggested that he help you with it. We ordered you upstairs to take care of it.  You said something about it having to stay in there until Monday...  This made us look at each other, your Dad and I and I think it hit us both at the same time...Your BEHAVIOR Chart. 


We needed to see it...demanded to see it and you instantly started to cry.  My poor girl got BLUE... You were on a Green Streak (Green is the best) and have NEVER gotten anything but green.  You were devastated.  I was shocked.  

We did not yell.  We did not reprimand you.  We TALKED.  We knew it has something to do with the bathroom....as your Teacher put Not Making Good Decisions in the Bathroom.  You said your BFF crawled under the stalls into your locked stall while you were going potty and you did not have enough time to get out of the stall before your Teacher came into the bathroom.  Then you said that your Teacher said you were arguing with her.  I bet you were.  You knew that the consequence was not getting Green for the day. 




I must admit that I am trying to believe her.  I feel that if things went down the way she is saying...swearing they did, that this is a little unjust- but maybe she got a warning and argued and had to get Blue?  Our advise to her was if that happens again, tell her BFF that she does NOT want to get in trouble and move to another stall.  




We all moved on.  Her Dad and I, although shocked, moved on.  It really is no big deal, we make a mistake and we learned - all good, right!  









Well, tell that to a sensitive five year old who spent the rest of the night in tears because of this consequence to her actions.  She had a hard time getting to sleep because it was bothering her so much.  As I said, my poor girl!  I tried to tell her that it was a lesson and we learned from it.  I tried to sing "Let it Go" to her and told her to follow Elsa's advice here. 

She woke up this morning still harboring her feelings for her mistake.  

This was one tough lesson to learn, I guess, for her. 

I am proud of her for telling the truth to us, even if she did initially try to HIDE it.  I am a little disturbed that she is  not letting it go and hoping that today, she gets Green and can move on.  I don't want her to be the type of person that seeks perfection and can not handle constructive criticism, if that makes sense.  Feelings were hurt, I get that, she understands why but she strongly believes that she could not have gotten out of the stall before her Teacher came in because she was struggling with the lock.  It is one of those situations where you say I'm sorry and move on because it really is a lose/lose battle!

Lessons learned. 

Plus, it's almost time for the Big Guy to come down the Chimney!  Last day of school/last day of work for Hubby and I and we are in operation tie up the lose ends!

~KEL

My Big Girl- the one who holds the world on her shoulders....

The actions of others DOES matter in this WORLD...

This post is a serious one...one that hurts, one that involves the death of innocent children... One that the news kept brief in my opinion- maybe because it is not on US soil?  Perhaps because US people are not affected, but does that change anything?  

Blood stains the floor of the Pakistan Army Public School in Peshawar, attacked by Taliban Gunman...

I am talking about the latest Taliban Attack on the Pakistan Army Public school.  The images sicken me to my core. Those are children... They are the children of the Pakistan Army, the innocent ones in a society that is seriously EFF'ed up to be quite FRANK.  

148 people dead after being gunned down.  I mean, think about that... They were going about their school day when the Taliban gunman ATTACKED - going into the school and I would say causing chaos but I think more appropriate than that is they KILLED!   They HUNTED.  It gives me chills to even think about it.  To look at the pictures released by the Media is horrific. To think that this is what the violence has come to- killing children.  

The overturned furniture throughout the school and bullet holes puncturing the walls.

They did not stop until they sought death on all.  Including themselves... They took the high road, the easy way out - ANIMALS that they were.  Is torture enough?  Is killing them in cold blood enough for these Taliban Gunman?  I think NOT.  I am outraged, I am hurt, I am grieving for those family..for those mothers who sent their children to school yesterday, not knowing that that was the last time they would see their child.  

I know that some opinions are that this happened in Pakistan, and that they live in violence- but I feel that this is pushing the limits.  

What are they supposed to do? 

I mean, think about it.  There is this group that stops at nothing and kills everything/everyone, trying to overrun the Government and you are STUCK.  You can't come to America...It is not an option....what do you do?   I'll tell you...You try to LIVE a decent life. You join the Pakistan Army and try to stop it, try to find the good...and then YOUR child is killed by those who you thought you were protecting them from. 

Beginning of the 3 day mourning period- declared by Pakistan's Government.

Perspective my friends...

I am showing the media pictures because THIS IS REALITY...It is not TV, it is not some story about a girl who parties to much...It is about DEATH.. It is not kind, it is not easy, it will upset your stomach- but it is real. 

#PeshawarAttack
Words are not needed...powerful image.

Prayers to the families during this awful time.  I don't know, as a Mother, how you go forward.  This is tragedy at its best.

#heavyhearttoday
#theywerechildren
#eyeforeye
#PeshawarAttack

~Kel

Pictures from Reuters/NaveshChitrakar from Yahoo News.