Another good site is modestneeds.org. All the requests for assistance have been checked out and are legit. Not that the above is NOT legit, but you have to be careful about scammers, sadly.

this family needs a job, not a temporary handout. Are they unable/unwilling to work? With all the social services available to the needy, why don't they qualify? Walmart and McD's are always looking for help. And no church can help? Sorry, but this sounds a little fishy.

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DO NOT CLICK ON THIS SITE IT IS A VIRUS!!!!

my avast went crazy shuting it down.

i believe the 26 is because they all died together, in one place, his mother was killed by her son to get the weapons to do the harm to the school. sick, very sick, this man was a terrible person to do what he has done and surely he will rot in hell, his mother knew he was sick why did she let him loose , he should have been locked up.

I am the daughter of a bi-polar father and a mother of a Kindergarten teacher. I plan to do one act for each that died plus acts to think of all those that survived. 26 is on ly the beginning, not the end.

Thank you finally I see another person that feels the same way I do, It makes me upset that Americans would actually exclude this lady!! I can tell you have a good heart, and morals.

@ Micheal The 26 is not because they all died in one place, if you read the news articles it's stated loud and clear that Newtown has excluded the Lanza's and does not want them to be apart. A town who should be brought together doing this time, has shown the world the same kind of hatred that Adam Lanza placed on them. SHAME SHAME!!

@ Micheal The 26 is not because they all died in one place, if you read the news articles it's stated loud and clear that Newtown has excluded the Lanza's and does not want them to be apart. A town who should be brought together during this time, has shown the world the same kind of hatred that Adam Lanza placed on them. SHAME SHAME!!

I Soooo Agree ....I hope some will complete 27 ACTS OF KINDNESS !!

She is a Victom as well < maybe if Anne Currey asks the public !!!!!

Why put a limit on it? Do one act of kindness a day, for the rest of your life. Don't count them, just do it.

The intent of the 26 Acts movement is to celebrate the lives and memory of the innocents who died--the teachers and particularly the children. General consensus is that the shooter's mother wasn't an innocent; she knew her son was autistic/mentally unfit but took no precautions to keep her son from being able to access her firearms.

As a mother of an autistic child myself, and one with a firearm in the house, I find myself in full agreement with the general consensus. At the moment my son (9 years old) does not know we have a firearm in the house, and I will keep it that way--the day he finds out will be the day I get rid of it.

Therefore, the mother is far from innocent, and had she lived, she would be under arrest now for negligent homicide/involuntary manslaughter in neglecting to secure her firearms from a mentally-ill individual. However, if you believe she is innocent, then you would have to include her son as an 'innocent' as well--he had a mental disability and without his mother teaching him how to aim and shoot, then allowing him access to a dangerous tool like a firearm, he would never have had a chance to act out in the way he did. If he had survived he would no doubt be found unfit to stand trial and remanded to State psychiatric care for the rest of his life--and his mother would still be to blame.

Now, that being said, while most people are joining the 26 Acts movement, there are others who are doing 20 Acts (just the children) and some doing 27 Acts and some doing 28 Acts. It is a matter of personal choice,and you are welcome to choose whatever you like.

The important thing is just to DO. And not just now, make it a lifestyle, a personal choice, a lifelong commitment. Live each moment as if it might be your last, make each day count, try to make a difference in someone's life every day. That (in my opinion) is the best way to thank whatever Deity you may believe in for your gift of life.

I agree with you Marisant. It should be 27 acts of kindness. I don't know why people are ignoring the mother's death.

flbikerchick said...Why put a limit on it? Do one act of kindness a day, for the rest of your life. Don't count them, just do it.

now that is the best idea xoxo Merry Christmas to you all and your family.

I know what the shooter did was wrong and evil , and he will stand before his maker and answer for all he has done as will all will. I read he was heavily drugged with anti depressants . we don't know the whole story but I am going to guess that when he shot himself and his soul left his body he stood there looking at his body and said Dear God what have I done?

I have cried for all those who are hurting over this tragedy but I will not place judgement on someone for judge not less he be judged. pray for all those involved. I tried putting myself into the shoes of those grieving and I jumped straight out. for the pain hurt so bad. PLEASE GOD HELP THEM ALL .

@Amanda:

I enjoy reading your comments here and elsewhere, but if I may make one suggestion: Consider getting rid of your firearm NOW, not when your child realizes you have one. By then it may be too late. I have read so many stories over the years of these sort of 'discoveries' made by children that didn't turn out so great.

I'm sorry, but your suggestion is only going to add to the problem in my opinion. How about showing your children your firearms and teaching them to respect the fact that a gun is a dangerous weapon and then, when they are old enough, instructing them on its use. That way they don't "discover" it on their own, and they know how to use it instead of thinking it's a toy or having no clue what it can do if they do get their hands on it. I don't think getting rid of guns is the solution to anything. I think education and proper instruction are!

n.n. paddywhack:

The firearm I have now has a cable lock on it and I own no bullets/ammunition. If he finds it, even if he could figure out where the key is for the lock (I carry it with me on the chain that holds my dog tags) he won't be able to fire it with no magazine and no bullets.

I don't even know if it fires--it was my Dad's S&W 39, first 9mm ever manufactured in the US, he got it after service in Vietnam and Korea and I have never taken it out of the house.

trueamerican;

While your suggestion would work for my oldest son, my youngest son (9 years old) is autistic, like the CT shooter.

Yes, I can show him how to shoot it, teach him how to use it, but because of his mental disability, he would never be able to understand responsibility. He operates purely on impulse and is unable to make the connection between cause and effect. He is very bright, sweet, charming, polite and well-mannered, and if he were to accidentally kill or shoot someone he would be very remorseful and cry about it.

But because of his autism, he's incapable of understanding that "When I pull this trigger and this bullet hits someone who dies, I'm responsible."

Because he doesn't understand that, as his mother I am responsible not only for him, but also for what he does. It's a difficult concept to grasp for those who don't have a mentally disabled child. Adam Lanza was not wholly responsible for what he did--his mother also has to share a portion of the blame. And so would I if my son were to ever do something like this, and I personally would not be able to live with myself--so best not to introduce him to firearms ever. Right now he wants to be a mechanic--that's great, and I'm perfectly willing to buy a project car for him to tinker with when he gets a little older.

But he will never be taught how to aim and shoot a firearm by either of his parents. The laws of this nation, the laws of our state/municipality, and the laws of common sense decree that you don't put a firearm in the hands of someone you KNOW can't be responsible for it.

trueAmerican, I totally agree with you. This is how I was raised, my father had an extensive gun collection (no assault weapons) and always kept a loaded handgun by his bed. We were taught how to shoot them, clean them, load and unload them, but most importantly we were taught not to touch them unless we were given permission. That was another time when children were actually disciplined for not obeying their parents and teachers. I choose not to have a gun in my home but I support those that do as long as they are responsible about it. I concur...education and proper instruction are key.

@ kerigee you are not being negative, it is the right thing to do!! Nancy Lanza is a victim too!!

Probably because it turned out to be an unsubstantiated rumor.

While I agree with you--I've done plenty without using this as an impetus--whatever can get people to start thinking of others as opposed to their own selves, their own lives, and only what affects them, is a good thing. In addition, this makes you more aware of the little kindnesses that other people do for you.

I've heard about this 26 Acts movement, but I already do stuff on a daily basis--letting someone with only a few items skip ahead of me in a supermarket line, covered an old lady's cans of cat food when she was short, stopped a bus so someone running for it could catch it (even if she did tell me I was going to hell when she saw the witch's pentagram hanging next to my dog tags) and volunteer at the local animal shelter--that I felt that in order for something I did to qualify for this, it would have to be something special, something that I wouldn't ordinarily do.

So for my first Act, this morning there was a car accident on the street in front of my house, major. I did a quick evaluation of the occupants of the damaged car (pupils dilating properly, vocally responsive) got them to turn their car off, got two neighbors to move their cars aside on the street so emergency vehicles could get access to the wounded, and then redirected traffic down another road so the fire dept and ambulance and police could get to the crippled vehicle.

Well said!

What is your problem, Mr Should?

Acts of kindness that are done for recognition are not as important as ones done for no benefit to yourself. If you only do them to 'look good' or kind, what happens when the media goes on to its next story and no one is paying attention anymore? Being kind is either a part of you, or it's not.

Random acts kindness and senseless beauty are always committed anonymously. Otherwise they are not random or beautiful.

This concept has been around awhile. Make some of these your 26.

Sean I agree with you. for it even says in the Bible to fast without showing someone you are fasting. do not Bragg about it and tell what you are fasting for. in other words do an act of kindness but keep it to yourselves. and I agree we should always be doing acts of kindness not wait till tragedies like this to happen to get us going. God bless everyone and Merry Christmas xo

I think it's wonderful that this idea of 26 or 27 acts of kindness; however, I also believe that they should be anonymous. If you are seeking recognition for your acts of kindness ....... Again I think that why 26 why 27, why not whenever you have the chance or a little extra money or whatever it may be, why stop at 26 or 27?

Totally agree with you SeanPaulVan. I love the idea of the acts of kindness and totally support it. I am, however, tired of hearing people tell of the good things they are doing for others. Just do those things without any expectation of thanks or recognition. But I would like to hear people tll of the good things others have been doing for them.

@ LadyMac i agree with you 100%, I also have expressed my thoughts on this yesterday about the bell ringing, and how that is only 26. and then this morning read this article they all know it is 27 victims!! This is why the world is in the shape it is in right now!!

The intent of the 26 Acts movement is to celebrate the lives and memory of the innocents who died--the teachers and particularly the children.

General consensus is that the shooter's mother wasn't an innocent; she knew her son was autistic/mentally unfit but took no precautions to keep her son from being able to access her firearms.

As a mother of an autistic child myself, and one with a firearm in the house, I find myself in full agreement with the general consensus. My son is very very bright, but he will never have access to the gun I own because I KNOW he is not capable of understanding the consequences of his actions should he decide to pick up my gun and shoot someone or something with it. At the moment my son (9 years old) does not know we have a firearm in the house, and I will keep it that way--the day he finds out will be the day I get rid of it. Yes, it was my Dad's when he served in Vietnam; yes, it has sentimental value since my Dad is gone--but sentimental value is a poor reason to keep it around with the potential for loss of human life in my son.

'Things' are not more valuable than human lives.

Therefore, the mother is far from innocent, and had she lived, she would be under arrest now for negligent homicide/involuntary manslaughter in neglecting to secure her firearms from a mentally-ill individual. However, if you believe she is innocent, then you would have to include her son as an 'innocent' as well--he had a mental disability and without his mother teaching him how to aim and shoot, then allowing him access to a dangerous tool like a firearm, he would never have had a chance to act out in the way he did. If he had survived he would no doubt be found unfit to stand trial and remanded to State psychiatric care for the rest of his life--and his mother would still be to blame.

Now, that being said, while most people are joining the 26 acts movement, there are others who are doing 20 Acts (just the children) and some doing 27 Acts and some doing 28 Acts. It is a matter of personal choice,and you are welcome to choose whatever you like.

The important thing is just to DO. And not just now, make it a lifestyle, a personal choice, a lifelong commitment. Live each moment as if it might be your last, make each day count, try to make a difference in someone's life every day. That (in my opinion) is the best way to thank whatever Deity you may believe in for your gift of life.

I think it's sad that you are blaming this man's mother for his evil acts. If you have a child who has a mental illness, does that mean that you KNOW he/she is going to do something horrible, and that you can prevent it? None of us have any idea what this mother went through raising her child, nor do we know what she did or did not do to keep him safe from himself and from others. By your reasoning, a mother of a mentally ill child should probably just lock him/her away because you never know when he might pick up a rock and bash someone's head in, or use a ballpoint pen to put someone's eye out. None of us can predict what someone else is going to do, so it's ridiculous to even hint that she could have done something to prevent this tragedy. This mother had every right to own a gun, and for all we know, it was locked up in a gun cabinet and her son stole the key. It was NOT this woman's fault that her son killed these innocent people, and I think anyone who thinks it is should be ashamed of themselves!

What should disgust you is that it took something like this to get people to perform any act of kindness. And again, why stop at 26, or even 27?

Mika:

Nancy Lanza is far from innocent, and had she lived, she would be under arrest now for negligent homicide/involuntary manslaughter in neglecting to secure her firearms from a mentally-ill individual. However, if you believe she is innocent, then you would have to include her son as an 'innocent' as well--he had a mental disability and without his mother teaching him how to aim and shoot, then allowing him access to dangerous tools like firearms, he would never have had a chance to act out in the way he did. If he had survived he would no doubt be found unfit to stand trial and remanded to State psychiatric care for the rest of his life--and his mother would still be to blame.

Flbikerchick:

It's hat you do that matters, not what you call it or how many.The important thing is just to DO. And not just now, make it a lifestyle, a personal choice, a lifelong commitment. Live each moment as if it might be your last, make each day count, try to make a difference in someone's life every day. That (in my opinion) is the best way to thank whatever Deity you may believe in for your gift of life.

Amanda please remember Judge not lest he/she be Judged.

we have NO idea how these (2 Mom and son) will be judged.

we DID NOT live their lives.

what happened is tragic.

and some good is comming from it .

sad to see it took something like this to remind us that our ways of life were becoming selfish.

please stop being so angry and learn to forgive . for we are all going to stand before our maker and answer for all the wrong we have done in life.

God bless you .

and I hope and pray you and your family have a Merry Christmas. xo

this brought my tears back but happy ones . what a loving person you are . we are being soooo tested. that was wonderful thank you .xo

Well done, Revel. We ALL need to be a light in the world.

Revel, what did you FEEL after you did this act of kindness? One of the greatest sources of joy I get comes from doing random acts of kindness for people I don't know. It can be something as simple as paying for someone's groceries, (you can get some really priceless expressions from the faces of people when you just have the clerk add their bill to yours and then pay them both), or helping someone repair their home after a fire or storm damage. I hope that as people perform these acts they realize the joy it brings to their lives and make this an ongoing celebration because it lifts the lives of both the giver and the receiver and makes our world a much richer and happier place.

I love what you said I am a song writer and you just gave me an idea for a song .God bless you xo

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year xo