I am soooo done living on post!!

[Shanna]

My husband deploys for his 4th time in March 2010 and I will be moving back home to Central Texas while his is there. After the events of yesterday I made a command decision that we won't be living on post any longer after my husband returns. I just don't feel safe on base anymore. The shootings at Fort Hood have shaken me and lots of my other friends. If we can't feel safe on post, can we feel safe anywhere?? I have talked to lots of friends who live on Fort Hood and they are preparing to move off post now, they don't ever want to have to go through anything like this again.

[Shanna]

Thanks Kayla! I wrote this the day after it all happened and was really upset over the thought of it occurring. I live on post right now at Fort Carson and have heard some horrific things too, like a guy in our neighborhood who was arrested recently for molesting a little girl in the same neighborhood. I think the misconception is that most people think that if the person is military, that person is a hero and wonderful but that can be so far from the truth in lots of cases.

I know that everywhere has its bad things and bad people; all places are only as safe as you make it and feel. As for children, I am very protective of my son and won't even let anyone watch him because I don't trust many people.

Our world has become a scary one and the only way to protect our children, I think, is to be protective of them and be there when a parent should be. Some say I am overprotective but I don't think you can ever protect your child too much!!!

[Kayla Harvey-Belanger]

Oh I'm the same way with my daughter. The only person to ever watch her alone has been my mom and then my bro did for an hour or so once. You can never be too careful when it comes to your children!

[Britney]

The only reason I'm not living on base any more is because of GMH. They screwed us to pieces when we tried to move out.

[Nikki]

Hope all works out for you