tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post9213835816707904870..comments2024-03-05T10:19:16.909-07:00Comments on Ask Your Dad Blog: Fear of Bad GuysJohn Kinnearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217999409806454795noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-35308051911318310752015-07-29T17:28:41.595-06:002015-07-29T17:28:41.595-06:00I was a child in the 1970's when the Atlanta c...I was a child in the 1970's when the Atlanta child murders were happening and all of a sudden there was a suspicious blue car, or white van being announced on the loudspeaker at school almost everyday. I remember hearing that on child was from a poor family that all slept in the same bed. Someone came in the middle of the night and plucked that child out of a family bed and he was never seen again. Learning this as a child did something to me that I never fully realized until I had children of my own. I constantly have to put down my own fear in the interests of not making my children's world very small. Thank you for writing this, I feel less alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931513800005712248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-79013963253991195612015-03-11T17:51:41.080-06:002015-03-11T17:51:41.080-06:00Where children are concerned, The average American...Where children are concerned, The average American Bad Guy is the average American family member.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-58908628418935884672015-02-27T10:17:07.482-07:002015-02-27T10:17:07.482-07:00One of my least favorite parts of parenthood was w...One of my least favorite parts of parenthood was watching my kids slowly realize that there are awful, evil people in the world. My 13-year-old daughter has become something of a cynic lately as she becomes more involved with following the news and history. Just after we first moved to North Idaho, a brother and sister were kidnapped from their home, their mother, stepdad, and older brother bludgeoned to death in front of them. That was ten years ago, and I'm still haunted by the Groene children. I never go to bed without double-checking windows and doors, and I'm easily awakened by the creaks and thumps that are probably normal in our house.Idaho Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466078882752412292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-7335780808620397872015-02-25T09:18:04.001-07:002015-02-25T09:18:04.001-07:00It's crazy scary especially when something hap...It's crazy scary especially when something happens so close to home. I am a single parent and get up myself at night to double and triple check that my doors are locked. Heck when I was married, I still did it because my husband wouldn't get up. (no wonder I'm divorced. ha) So MAJOR kudos to you for helping your wife feel safe. Edna Guerrerohttp://reallifelatina.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-71872684163361013862015-02-25T08:04:47.314-07:002015-02-25T08:04:47.314-07:00Beautiful, troubling writing.Beautiful, troubling writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-82022099934541768092015-02-24T10:20:37.814-07:002015-02-24T10:20:37.814-07:00Not nice knowing it happened that close, I can und...Not nice knowing it happened that close, I can understand your (and your wife's) fears.Ashley Beolenshttp://www.whenthedustsettles.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385734613853151197.post-6521860183753756522015-02-23T19:46:53.469-07:002015-02-23T19:46:53.469-07:00That is scary stuff for your neighbor.
I would be...That is scary stuff for your neighbor. <br />I would be rocked as well. We like to think our bubbles are secure, but they can never be completely safe, and we have to live with that.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984819069705439266noreply@blogger.com