Last night, I read Sue Klebold's essay I Will Never Know Why in Oprah Magazine.

I became curious after reading Dave Cullen’s October 12^th post:  “After reading Sue Klebold’s eassy: remarkable”.  I could have easily looked up the Oprah article online but I wanted to read it in print.  

My wife subscribes to Oprah Magazine and while I never even look at it,  I grabbed the issue before she had a chance to read it and hungrily devoured every word of Mrs. Kelbold’s riveting essay.

To me, the suicide angle was an eye-opener, but what really got my attention was the support from some of the family members of the victims. While there was definitely a lot of finger-pointing and blame-throwing, it appears that some of the parents who had lost a child during the massacre rose above the witch-burning mob and offered their support to the Klebolds.

Their action is a true testament of community and it demonstrates how all parents suffer when something happens to someone else’s child.

I have always been curious about Columbine. Since it happened, I have tried to read everything I could about it. I even saw the movie “Elephant” which was loosely based on the Columbine events. And while a lot of the coverage goes to the victims and the killers, I’ve always wondered what kind of parent could raise such a monster?

After reading, Sue Klebold’s essay, I realize that parent could very easily be me. Without even realizing it.