THanks. It's some comfort to know I'm not the only one blubbering about the news.

It just makes me feel so powerless about things that go wrong in the world. I see the story and I just think there is absolutely nothing I can do to help that child, animal, person. It's too late now!

I guess the only thing I can do is to look after the things I do have control over, I can always protect my kids to the best of my ability so that none of those things will happen to them and they'll be safe and happy. ANd if I do feel that some other poor soul is in trouble, I guess then I can intervene and report it. But that's about the only thing I really can do.

But if the synapses (sp?) are set then I'll probably always get the heart pounding feeling when I hear about something else. Like in Melbourne today they're reporting two attempted abductions of young school girls. Guys physically grabbing them and trying to get them into a car. The only good thing is that the perverts were unsuccessful. I just dread what will be in tomorrows news!