As a full-time mom and part-time control freak - I've always liked chaperoning school field trips. It's a lot of fun (mostly) and there've only been a handful of trips we've missed over the girls' years in school.
By we, of course, I mean myself and the besterest husband ever created. Fourth grade and teenage boys tend to have a problem listening to a woman shorter than them; so I'm glad the G. man is so awesome.
Over the last week I've been having a hard time wrapping my head around something that rocked our tiny town of 5,500. Two boys that we've 'watched over' in the past, were responsible for taking someone's life.
There was no accident .. it wasn't something that ''just happened.''
They planned, plotted, and repeatedly shot the boyfriend of one of their ''moms.''
To top it all off - this ''mom'' helped them get rid of the evidence.
The man they killed was a guy we worked with in the past, the brother of an acquaintance, as well as a 'friend of friends.' I guess in this town it's impossible to not ''know'' someone, which makes something like this even harder to accept.
With life in our tiny town, I don't mean to, but I get complacent.
I start to think stuff like this only happens in the city.
But then along comes a reality bitchslap like this to remind us what a mad world we live in.
I've been locking my doors at night for the first time in years .. :(
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