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@dunblanemum

Good to know that you have found happiness.

I'm in bits I remember it so well, truly heartbreaking

I have two daughters who are adults now and they bring me such joy. I cannot complain about my life at all. Horrific things happen to people all the time. I am heartbroken for the family of Sarah Everard.

A terrible day that I and many others will never forget.

dunblanemum glad to hear that you have managed to move on and find some happiness.

I remember that day so well, its still so horrific. My thoughts are with all the families.

DH and I just sobbed our way through it. He’s not from the uk so didn’t really know what happened.

@dunblanemum I’m so sorry

My DD has messaged me to say her DP was upset by it while she was shouting 'look there is the chip shop where I got chips after dancing'. It made me laugh!

Very moving.

I was 16 in ‘96 and this year has really brought it home as my wee ones are in P1. I can’t imagine the pain.
Like others, every time I see snowdrops I think of those wee ones. @dunblanemum my heart goes out to you and all the other parents.

@dunblanemum your little girl would be very proud of her brave and loving mum. Thinking of all the Dunblane parents.

I hope it’s ok to post this.
I was a nurse on duty that day and nursed two of the children.
I’ve thought about all the children and their families over the years.
This is the first time I’ve watched a programme about what happened and I can’t believe it was 25 years ago.

dunblanemum I am so glad to hear that you found happiness and that life is good.

@FabricandNotions Thank you for caring for those children. My DD was beyond help but the children who survived needed all the help they could get. I do not resent the fact they lived and my DD died.

I was the same age at a primary school in Stirling. And everyone grew up knowing about what happened 10 minutes up the road. I socialised a lot with Dunblane kids, some survivors, some siblings. But genuinely it was not until I had a child the full enormity hit me. The strength of those parents is so admirable, and I say a prayer for them.
My mum said she ran crying to a neighbour begging to get a lift to collect us from school.
@dunblanemum I am so so happy to read your reply.
Those babies and their teacher will never ever be forgotten.

dunblanemum

We were just devastated when we realised that there weren’t more children coming in to hospital to be cared for.
We did our best.

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Dunblanemum and FabricandNotions love to you both. I'm so glad that you have been able to move on and find peace Dunblanemum and thank you for for your work on gun reform. My child is safe now in school thanks to your hard work.

Remember this .... and now I have a 6 year old child and been in tears watching

@dunblanemum

I have name changed to a name I use at this time of year. I lost my daughter at Dunblane. It was very poignant watching that TV programme. I remember Lorraine very well.She was very involved in what was happening and genuinely lovely. I am always really surprised that people remember what happened as for me it is obviously very personal. I don't involve myself in any of the programmes any more. My life has moved on. I have a wonderful life and a wonderful family. I would hate anyone to feel sorry for me. But it is nice that people remember our children. They were such innocent souls.

I am so sorry what you went through x

DH and I both watched in tears, it was unbearably sad to watch, the scene where all the parents were rushing to the school to wait for news. And the garden of remembrance where the children and teacher are buried together
I can not believe the heartbreak these parents have gone through and yet acheived the petition and ban on handguns
@dunblanemum and @FabricandNotions

@miserablecat The whole going to the school thing on the day was horrific. It was without doubt the worst day of my life. The garden of remembrance is a tranquil and beautiful place. It is not a place of sadness for me.

I think about it every year because i was married in Dunblane cathedral exactly a month after the killings. I went to see the minister to ask if we should cancel but he said normal life should to go on, the poor man had had to do funerals... Luckily we were having a very small unfussy wedding or it might have felt a bit inappropriate but there was a wee bit of a sombre tone to the day in the background, there were still beautiful flowers in the church that had been sent from communities around the world. Because I'm from Dunblane and my important life event coincided it is something i will never forget.

@Wbeezer Colin McIntosh was so amazing, We were members at the cathedral and he made organising the funeral so easy. We don't live in Dunblane now but I love to visit the Cathedral when we go to Dunblane.

Absolutely gut wrenching. 💐 to all those affected by this tragedy.

I live in Dunblane and I’m so glad the anniversary is a week no this year as I hate going to the school on it. I lived here then and was effected in my own way, but it’s so much more real now I have dc.