Dealing with Life’s Disappointments

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In the news this morning, James and Jennifer Crumbly are being sentenced to 10-15 years for the deadly school shooting their son committed back in November 2021, killing four students and seriously injuring seven others. This, of course, is a historic case, as this is the first time parents have been held responsible for the actions of their child. The Crumbly’s are accused of ignoring serious signs of desperation from their son. The prosecution claims that their son’s deadly actions could have been prevented had James and Jennifer paid attention to the warning signs and gotten their son the help he needed. They were a pro-gun family who were known for taking their son to the shooting range and buying him a 9mm handgun as a Christmas gift, yet at the same time the parents had been made aware that their son had been writing disturbing notes to himself, saying things like, “Help me,” “Blood everywhere,” “My life is useless.” Here was a boy who was clearly lonely, sad, and depressed.  These notes were discovered by school officials and made known to Crumbly’s, which they ignored. Then, in a separate story this morning, a lawyer and his wife were shot dead in Las Vegas during a custody battle with the child’s father, Joe Houston, who is also an attorney. Houston was the one who shot and killed Dennis and Ashley Prince, who have a six-month old baby, and then turned the gun on himself.

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