Originally Posted by nhweaver
I am with you, it is so hard to understand, that people will put stuff like this where a tragedy took place, but never think about giving money or food to a food pantry, so a kid will not go hungry.
Originally Posted by ptquilts
I will join you in getting tarred and feathered for this, bear, but why whenever there is a tragedy involving kids, people end up sticking stuffed animals on a chain link fence somewhere?
I always think, gee there are kids in foster care/hospitals who would like those stuffies...
Well, I think it must make someone feel closure to do it. How about thousands of dollars for a casket that will rot underground or a huge marble statue to mark that grave. We don't begrudge people that. How about hundreds (if not thousands) girls spend for wedding dresses that will be worn once? We help celebrate their joy. So ease up on the teddy bears. You have no idea whether those same people gave a chunk of change to anyone else, nor is it any of our beeswax.