tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post8163966045039407284..comments2023-10-14T08:27:23.070-04:00Comments on Kathy Likes Pink: When tragedy hit "home"KathyLikesPinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390044790753392243noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-22928190092327142002008-07-26T17:09:00.000-04:002008-07-26T17:09:00.000-04:00I remember Madame Kinkel too - wasn't she wonderfu...I remember Madame Kinkel too - wasn't she wonderful?! Felt the same way as both of you when the news broke, and many times since then when Kip resurfaces in the news, I've thought of M. Kinkel.<BR/><BR/>I've also thought of their daughter - can't remember her name - but she lost her entire family that day. She must be in her early 30's now. Hard to imagine.<BR/><BR/>Why don't I remember the pledge of allegiance in French, though? Like not at all? We were all little pubescent girls in that class . . . and no, I never tried the escargot. Marlene Smith said they were slimy, and that was all she wrote. I couldn't possibly taste it at that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-62659140540246120522008-07-13T19:21:00.000-04:002008-07-13T19:21:00.000-04:00OMG, I remember that horrible day also. We were i...OMG, I remember that horrible day also. We were in the midst of yet another move, and my husband was working 4 hours south at our new hometown. I was headed to an assembly at our children's school when the newsbreak came on the TV. At the same time, I received a phone call from another friend of mine that there had been a shooting at the school where her brother taught. A high school in the town next to our hometown. <BR/><BR/>As I headed out the door to the school, we had a van with a TV in it, so I pulled into the parking lot and turned on the TV while I waited until the last minute to go in. As I sat there watching the news, I too, had the same questions as you; Kip Kinkel, could it be the same Kinkel?; It was Mademoiselle Zuranski, wasn't it, before she got married? Then, they flashed the picture of the purported killer. There was no doubt in my mind that it was her son. The minute you saw his picture, you knew. I was practically bawling by the time I walked into the school. <BR/><BR/>I too had her as my French teacher, with you. She was definitely one of my favorite teachers. I still remember the Pledge of Allegiance, in French, probably because we had to say it every day. She made learning fun and an adventure and I have no doubt that she touched every student she ever had in the same way. (Did you eat the escargots?) <BR/><BR/>It is a tragedy for Madame Kinkel and her family and all of those affected by whatever demons possessed Kip. I pray that everyone affected by this tragedy, can find some comfort knowing that we have deep compassion for what they have endured, however, we also have loving memories of a wonderful teacher and can only imagine how life may have been, behind closed doors.<BR/><BR/>P.S. You have red hair now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-46345351041798789192008-07-06T22:48:00.000-04:002008-07-06T22:48:00.000-04:00This is so sad. It's especially painful when you ...This is so sad. It's especially painful when you know those involved. Do you ever get over something like this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-19309190725036293192008-07-06T12:49:00.000-04:002008-07-06T12:49:00.000-04:00It brings me go tears to have read the Kinkel trag...It brings me go tears to have read the Kinkel tragedy, in your post. It was just in the newspaper in May, the update on Kip. I cried then too. when I read that story. My only connection with the family was my daughter, who had Faith as her French teacher... I do remember your love for her, and how you enjoyed her class....What a sad and terrible thing it took, to bring Springfield, Oregon to the attention of the country. But it did...<BR/>Happy note.... just now viewed your Monday blog. Beautiful photo's, beautiful churches. Wednesday's blog didn't look bad either. Yumm Raspberry w/chocolate. my favorite...<BR/>Love you...Mom<BR/>--Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349306029822167446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-20995045358778750392008-07-05T20:04:00.000-04:002008-07-05T20:04:00.000-04:00I don't have words. In these tragedies we all ima...I don't have words. In these tragedies we all imagine ourselves in "their" shoes, we would have all done it differently. As a parent, we do everything we can to prevent a fascination with guns and yet, sometimes their fascination overpowers them and us. So very sad indeed.Betsy, short for Elizabeth, formally known as Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689307061005439040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-41935962288871062172008-07-05T10:11:00.000-04:002008-07-05T10:11:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry that your well-remembered French teac...I'm so sorry that your well-remembered French teacher had to die that way, at the hands of her own son after he told her he loved her. I wonder if he was trying to spare his parents the aftermath of what he was about to do (in some twisted way)? <BR/><BR/>We will never fully understand the mental illness that is behind these tragedies. I can tell you that my daughter, who is mentally ill, rarely showed violence to anyone but herself, but she spent a lot of time in the hospital during her teen years. Anytime we noticed something spiraling down, we took her in. It's a hard thing to do as a parent. Some kids, though, keep it so well hidden that it appears they are only going through the typical teenage angst. In Kip's case, that was probably true. <BR/><BR/>I am so sorry that you had this connection, and I hope the souls of his parents are at peace.<BR/><BR/>DRiverPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846730934649303857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-75020787175418756942008-07-04T19:48:00.000-04:002008-07-04T19:48:00.000-04:00It is difficult enough to hear about these tragedi...It is difficult enough to hear about these tragedies without a personal connection. This must have been truly horrible for you.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211722496888745635.post-87356634959372744252008-07-04T12:50:00.000-04:002008-07-04T12:50:00.000-04:00It's terrible isn't it? And un-imaginable. I hope ...It's terrible isn't it? And un-imaginable. I hope our children are always safe and these families somehow heal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com