Last night the daughter showed me the above image, which was making the rounds on Tik Tok.
I used the squiggle to hide our school district, but it’s a shooting threat aimed at her high school.
And here’s the crazy thing: We sorta yawned.
I mean, we asked about it. I tried calling the local police department, but then found out other parents already had done so. But were we absolutely freaking out? Were we wondering whether it’d be worth Casey staying home? Did we consider big action?
No.
Why? Because we’ve all become sorta numb to this shit. The school shootings, yes. The do-nothing response to school shootings? Yes. But also the LOOK AT ME! social media postings of kids who think it’s an absolute riot to scare old folks (like me) into freaking out. This isn’t the first time a classmate/peer of my daughter has posted some sort of I’M GONNA KILL EVERYONE message. Which is weird, because why would anyone actually post an I’M GONNA KILL EVERYONE message?
But they do.
And we nod.
And we shrug.
And we continue with our lives.
Until the day when it’s not a joke.
