Comments on: Be Prepared! Earthquake to Nuclear Bomb! http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html Blogging about Life in Israel Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:45:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: IsraeliMom http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2071 IsraeliMom Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:05 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2071 Wow, a terrorist attack on the bus you were in?? Where was that?? Wow, a terrorist attack on the bus you were in?? Where was that??

]]> By: Steve http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2067 Steve Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:27:54 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2067 I was raised in the US in the 50's and 60's. We used to practice our own version of Nuclear War Drills, as mandated by schools. I recall in the 8th grade, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, things were extremely edgy. We practiced "duck and cover", lol. Our conclusions was "why the heck even bother"? I mean we're talking nuclear war, lol. Our concerns then ran to which girl to partner up with which became everyone's favorite topic. You know, as an 8th grader, no way you wanted to go to heaven some sort of virgin or something. ;-) .-= Steve´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.stevesnedeker.com/3005/tree-planting-techniques-a-subtle-art.html">Tree Planting Techniques – A Subtle Art</a> =-. I was raised in the US in the 50′s and 60′s. We used to practice our own version of Nuclear War Drills, as mandated by schools. I recall in the 8th grade, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, things were extremely edgy. We practiced “duck and cover”, lol. Our conclusions was “why the heck even bother”? I mean we’re talking nuclear war, lol. Our concerns then ran to which girl to partner up with which became everyone’s favorite topic. You know, as an 8th grader, no way you wanted to go to heaven some sort of virgin or something. ;-)
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]]> By: Mitzimi http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2066 Mitzimi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:02:10 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2066 What's heart breaking about these stories is that our children should have to know these things - and that they do. During the last war in Gaza and Lebanon, my then six year old was mostly worried about what to do if the sirens sounded during the 15 minute walk back from school - because of course she knew exactly what to do if it happened at any other time of day. And when she was three, she and her 7 year old sister knew to say Shema Yisrael when we were in a terrorist attack on a bus. While the gunmen were machine-gunning us, and soldiers were screaming there was no where to run, my kids were calmly saying Shema. How do we subliminally teach these things to our children? How do they pick them up? And why is the world such that our innocent children who should be chasing butterflies or finger painting have to know them at all? .-= Mitzimi´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.jerusalem-insiders-guide.com/madaba-map.html">The Madaba map</a> =-. What’s heart breaking about these stories is that our children should have to know these things – and that they do.

During the last war in Gaza and Lebanon, my then six year old was mostly worried about what to do if the sirens sounded during the 15 minute walk back from school – because of course she knew exactly what to do if it happened at any other time of day.

And when she was three, she and her 7 year old sister knew to say Shema Yisrael when we were in a terrorist attack on a bus. While the gunmen were machine-gunning us, and soldiers were screaming there was no where to run, my kids were calmly saying Shema.

How do we subliminally teach these things to our children? How do they pick them up?

And why is the world such that our innocent children who should be chasing butterflies or finger painting have to know them at all?
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]]> By: IsraeliMom http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2065 IsraeliMom Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:01 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2065 Good to see you here, Klaus! No, the kids didn't tease him or anything, so we were ok on that front. Good to see you here, Klaus! No, the kids didn’t tease him or anything, so we were ok on that front.

]]> By: Klaus @ TechPatio http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2064 Klaus @ TechPatio Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:24:18 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2064 Great kid, just 6 years old and already aware of what to do in situations like that. I hope his school mates didn't tease him because he thought the siren was for real? .-= Klaus @ TechPatio´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techpatio/~3/mkrOgxPKaaA/funny-google-street-view-photos-denmark">Funny Pictures: Google Street View Launched In Denmark</a> =-. Great kid, just 6 years old and already aware of what to do in situations like that. I hope his school mates didn’t tease him because he thought the siren was for real?
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]]> By: IsraeliMom http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2063 IsraeliMom Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:39:26 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2063 I didn't know that about hurricanes! We're planning a trip to Florida, probably next year, so that's an important tip there ;) I didn’t know that about hurricanes! We’re planning a trip to Florida, probably next year, so that’s an important tip there ;)

]]> By: IsraeliMom http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2062 IsraeliMom Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:38:39 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2062 Thank you so much for sharing, Elise. I appreciate that. I know what you mean about Dan too - what broke my heart was that he picked up on the right thing to do without any official guiding. He just listened to his Dad one time after he'd returned from reserve duties in the warzone and picked it up from that, I guess. That he's actually thought he had to use it, that was the touching part. Something too "alone" about it. Thank you so much for sharing, Elise. I appreciate that. I know what you mean about Dan too – what broke my heart was that he picked up on the right thing to do without any official guiding. He just listened to his Dad one time after he’d returned from reserve duties in the warzone and picked it up from that, I guess. That he’s actually thought he had to use it, that was the touching part. Something too “alone” about it.

]]> By: Leah http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2060 Leah Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:02:46 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2060 Aren't boys the best? I have one adult son who was 24 in December and I raised him in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, which is prone to hurricanes and tornnados. The first Wednesday of the month at noon was the siren testing and in school he learned to go to the bathroom to take cover and was taught if youare at home to take your matress with you and get in the tub and cover with the matress. I grew up in Miami , Florida so I was use to all this and really never took it seriously. I figured if I was going to die, I wanted to be comfortable and not crammed in a bathtub. We had a real tornado warning one evening during bad weather and helped him into the bathtub with mattress, etc and then I went and got in the bed & listened to the radio. My poor child was scared for life because I did that. He was bothered for years because I didn't take the tornade siren more seriously. Aren’t boys the best? I have one adult son who was 24 in December and I raised him in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, which is prone to hurricanes and tornnados. The first Wednesday of the month at noon was the siren testing and in school he learned to go to the bathroom to take cover and was taught if youare at home to take your matress with you and get in the tub and cover with the matress. I grew up in Miami , Florida so I was use to all this and really never took it seriously. I figured if I was going to die, I wanted to be comfortable and not crammed in a bathtub. We had a real tornado warning one evening during bad weather and helped him into the bathtub with mattress, etc and then I went and got in the bed & listened to the radio. My poor child was scared for life because I did that. He was bothered for years because I didn’t take the tornade siren more seriously.

]]> By: Elise http://www.israelimom.org/general/862/be-prepared-earthquake-to-nuclear-bomb.html/comment-page-1#comment-2059 Elise Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.israelimom.org/?p=862#comment-2059 We have an emergency supply closet full of food for several days. The schools here have lock down (person with a gun)and fire drills. Even my oldest, who is in colege, has fire drills and lockdown preparation drills. Growing up in the middle of the cold war we used to have nuclear bomb drills too. It didn't bother me then. But reading your story made me cry. .-= Elise´s last blog ..<a href="http://asd2mom.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!BF70F135A8FDB728!454.entry">The Big Bang, Organization and Executive Functioning</a> =-. We have an emergency supply closet full of food for several days. The schools here have lock down (person with a gun)and fire drills. Even my oldest, who is in colege, has fire drills and lockdown preparation drills.
Growing up in the middle of the cold war we used to have nuclear bomb drills too. It didn’t bother me then. But reading your story made me cry.
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