Kassandra doesn't really watch the news. She'll hear us talking about it or hear it on the radio in the car. She did tell me once that it makes her sad all the killings and disasters that happen. She knows that the world isn't as bad a place nor is it a perfect one but she is very careful about her well being and wants to help change the world someday.
The news is reality. Sadly, bad things happen everywhere. It can have a possitive impact on children as well. It can make them more aware of the dangers there are out there so they'll play safer, won't talk to strangers, they'll try to be safer in the things they do. That's what it's taught Kassandra.
We were talking yesterday about Karla Homolka being released this year and how wrong that was. I mentioned that we should have the death penalty for people like her and Kassandra immediately stepped into the conversation and say no, why? She doesn't see how killing a killer will solve anything. I'm proud of her for having her very own thoughts on issues like this, even though I disagree, it doesn't matter. She has an opinion. It's really amaizing how the media can make our kids think about serious issues that happen in the world. It can also be a good thing.
