Yes, to your first paragraph. That's why I chose to stop watching tv coverage of the original event, and why I won't see this.
I do, however, respect Peg's desire to work through it in the ways that evidence shows work for her.
Putting on my 'student of PTSD' hat, modifying the outcome, for kids, is a way of working through the tragedy emotionally. It's not a lie, because they also, at the same time, know the actual facts surrounding their reality, but this is a way to move through the grief and to process it enough not to be overwhelmed by it.
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Date: 2006-04-27 05:10 pm (UTC)I do, however, respect Peg's desire to work through it in the ways that evidence shows work for her.
Putting on my 'student of PTSD' hat, modifying the outcome, for kids, is a way of working through the tragedy emotionally. It's not a lie, because they also, at the same time, know the actual facts surrounding their reality, but this is a way to move through the grief and to process it enough not to be overwhelmed by it.