Asking for Too Much?

Hello My Lovelies, 

As you know I try hard to keep this space upbeat and humorous every chance I get but some days it is just not possible, usually because of my mental health. Unfortunately, my mental health is not the challenge today.

For my readers that may not reside in the US, we had another mass shooting. Only ten days after the previous one with multiple casualties. And these are 2 out of 17 mass shootings, that occurred between May 14 – the Buffalo, NY shooting (10 dead, 3 injured) and May 24 – the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, TX (21 dead, 7 injured). 

I had barely calmed down after the shooting in Buffalo, which had me extra stressed initially because I have family there. While thankful none of my family live in the area in which it occurred, I was heartbroken for the community. And, then a mass casualty shooting happens again 😢.

After the numbness of the news abated, my heart just started to break all over again for all the parents who lost young children (we’re talking around the age of ten), not to mention the families of the adults. And I can’t even think to “send thoughts and prayers” because the words ring hollow even in my ears. I can send a heart full of love and sympathy but a fat lot of good that does them.

But I am not here debate over gun control. I am neither pro nor anti-gun. I have fired guns and, for a short period of time, had one in my house (though it was my exes, and I was fine to see it go with him). I am here to say that I am tired of politicians who espouse their thoughts and prayers while actively trying not to have any meaningful conversation on common sense gun laws, even though there are responsible gun owners and non-gun owners asking for solutions or options or something!

What I am asking for are the moments of silence to stop – not because they aren’t important, but because we have made progress on the issue of gun violence in our country. I am asking for children to be able to go to school and not have to worry about being shot. I am asking pro-gun politicians to offer up solutions not resistance and platitudes.

Most of all, I am asking to never worry about someone I love being killed in a mass shooting.

Maybe I am asking too much, but I am asking all the same.

Note: I promise tomorrow will be back to “normal” here.