I just heard that exact thing yesterday, that only people in authority should have “those kinds of guns”. It definitely sounds (to me) like a dangerously vulnerable and maybe even naive way to exist in the event of needing to protect ourselves and our kids from those who set out to harm us but it’s clear that society is conditioned to believe that those situations don’t happen.

I hope we can collectively “wake up!” especially for the sake of families who have very little choice about where their children are each day due to economic, legal and political barriers that tend to vary quite drastically between states and make all the difference for a family to be together “24/7 if they wish. I personally think our kids are safer with us at home than at school, so I think It’s crazy that we live in a day & age where families can be criminalized and torn apart at the whim of the state/government declaring truancy towards those who don’t want to opt into schools. Luckily our state has fairly little of that in comparison to others but we still constantly dream of moving to a more free place.

So glad you’re asking the same questions :) I look forward to hearing more or your thoughts on the topic if you ever choose to elaborate on this since we’re both on this path of mommahood and all it will surely be an interesting read! 💜