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    Erda: My mom's a high school teacher and has dealt with a lot of different kinds of parents... and it seems to work out that the parents with the nicest, ha... more »
    mauramcallister: How can anyone be angry at her? Don't they remember that she lost her son too? In Dave Cullen's book, "Columbine" he talks about how depressed Dylan ... more »
    mommy_dearest: In case anyone is curious, there is a website from Washington Ceasefire (the state, not the city) called: [www.schoolshooting.org] It lists all th... more »
    kroper327: Her child was responsible for a horrendous crime; she lost her child as well. So much grief - we should respond with much sympathy for all concerned... more »
    shadesofmediocrity: I'm sure some of you have already read this book... but "We Need to Talk About Kevin" is a beautifully written book about a mother whose son has commi... more »
    Lizard in the Wires - synthesizer signals suspense!: I'm currently reading "Devil in the White City" and the stuff Dylan's mom is saying sound remarkably similar to the words of H.H. Holmes second wife. ... more »
    M est enchantée de vous rencontrer.: I get so many mixed emotions when I think about the two boys behind Columbine. I grew up in Littleton and was in 5th grade when it happened, and there... more »
    BytheSea: It wasn't her fault, sympathy, etc etc, but I don't believe for a second she didn't know there was something really wrong with him. more »
    squeakel: I feel a tremendous amount of sympathy for her. Most violent behavior is caused by poor parenting, but occasionally it isn't. I used to know a guy w... more »
    AnotherJenn: What exactly should she should have done? I really wonder. Say you know your child is withdrawn and angry, but they won't talk to you. What do you ... more »
    ides: I did always feel bad for the Klebolds and Harrises because they lost their kids too--and have to live with the knowledge that the children they loved... more »
    graham_but_not_a_cracker: I'm on the fence with my empathy. You can't blame someone who is completely ignorant. Columbine is a Great White Flight community. I come from a co... more »
    DuckDuckGoose: Who exactly is the publication of this essay supposed to help? It seems to shed no light on the killers, adds nothing particularly surprising or note... more »
    cnphair: I don't feel sorry for her. I really don't. I have tried, and I think I SHOULD feel sorry for her. But I just don't. This wasn't an act of sudden mad... more »
    PaintedTrollop: Dave Cullen's book "Columbine" is riveting. He researched what happened there for over a decade, and the book shows that nearly everything we learned ... more »
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    Dylan Klebold's Mother "Haunted By Horror And Anguish" Her Son Caused

    In an essay written about her son Dylan and his role in the Columbine massacre that will appear in next month's Oprah magazine, Susan Klebold admits that she had "no inkling of the battle Dylan was waging in his mind." More »
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    When Everybody Loses

    When an 18-year-old man with severe mental disabilities was convicted of performing sex acts on a six-year-old neighbor, a Texas jury sentenced him to 100 years in prison. "He couldn't understand the seriousness of what he did," says his father. More »
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    Michael Jackson: A Life In Pictures

    Michael Jackson: 1958-2009. A gallery of images - just a drop in the bucket of the inspiring, colorful, and ultimately tragic life he lived...and the lives of some of his fans - after the jump. More »